bekjempelse 27 bekvem g tition; -else: tiltak til — av, measures for combating. bekjent s: en — av meg, an acquaintance of mine; a well known; meg —, as far as I know, as far as I am aware; som —, as you know, as we all know; som det vil være Dem —, as you will know; vi kan ikke være — av å selge slike varer, it will never do for us to sell such goods, bekjentskap s: et —, an acquaintance; stifte — med, make the acquaintance of, become acquainted with. beklage v 1 regret; jeg -r meget at, I greatly regret that, I am very sorry that, (sterkere) I deeply (keenly) deplore that; jeg -r å måtte (at jeg må), I regret having to, I regret being obliged to, I am sorry to have to; jeg -r å måtte meddele [Dem] at, I regret to say that, I regret to inform you that; jeg -r derfor ikke å kunne, I therefore regret not being able to; I am therefore sorry to say I cannot; vi -r det som er hendt, we deplore what has happened; 2 han er meget å —, he is much to be pitied; 3 — seg til, complain to; — seg over, complain of. beklagelig a: en — feil, a regrettable error; et — uhell, (også) a deplorable accident; det er — at, it is to be regretted that, it is unfortunate that. beklagelse s regret; vi ser til vår — (ser med —) at, we regret to note that, we note with regret that; til min — erfarer jeg at, I hear (learn) with regret that, to my regret I learn that; uttrykke — over, express regret at. bekledning s (klær) clothing; -s|industri, clothing industry. bekoste v pay for, pay (defray) the cost of. bekostning s: på min —, at my expense; på — av, at the expense of; dette kan bare skje på — av kvaliteten, this can be done only at the expense of (only by sacrificing) quality. bekrefte v 1: — en ordre, confirm an order. Our telegraphic order was confirmed by letter; 2 (erkjenne) — mottagelsen av Deres telegram, acknowledge receipt of your telegram; 3 bevitne riktigheten av (en underskrift), attest (witness) a signature, (et dokument) verify a document; en -t avskrift, a certified copy; rett avskrift -s, certified [to be] correct. bekreftelse s confirmation, (erkjennelse) [-acknow-ledg[e]ment,-] {+acknow- ledg[e]ment,+} (bevitnelse) attestation, verification; til — av, in confirmation, etc. of; — på, confirmation of. bekreftende a: et — svar, an affirmative reply; svare —, answer in the affirmative; i — fall, if so. bekvem a 1 (gunstig, passende) fitting, suitable, (beleilig) convenient, suitable; i — avstand fra, within easy reach of, at a convenient distance from; fabrikken ligger -t til, the factory is conveniently