g betro 36 betydning cation may receive your favourable consideration; 2 ta i —, take into account (consideration); vi må ta i — at, we must take account of the fact that; selv om man tar i — at, even allowing for the fact that; når vi tar i — at, when we consider that; 3 alt tatt i —, all things (everything) considered; 4 sette ut av —, rule out, leave out of account; 5 i — av, considering, having regard to, in view of; i — av at, seeing (considering) that, having regard to the fact that. betro v 1 (om oppdrag); — ham noe, entrust him with smtg, entrust smtg to him; 2: — seg til, confide in, take into one’s confidence. betrodd o en [meget] — stilling, a position of [great] trust; en — tjener, a trusted servant. betrygg|e v secure, safeguard; — våre interesser, safeguard our interests; -else, security; en —, a safeguard; til — for, as a safeguard for, to safeguard, betryggende a (sikker) safe, secure, (fullt tilstrekkelig) adequate, (tilfredsstillende) satisfactory; — sikkerhet, adequate security; en — behandling av matvarer, a satisfactory handling of foodstuffs; denne ordning er ikke —, this arrangement does not offer adequate security; det er — å vite at, it is reassuring to know that. bety v 1 (om ord, uttrykk) mean, (om tegn) denote, indicate, stand for; 2 gi uttrykk for) mean, signify; dette -r at jeg må, this means that I must; 3 (spille en rolle): det har ikke noe å —, it is of no consequence; it does not matter; det har lite å —, it is of little consequence; it counts for little; kvaliteten har meget å —, quality counts for a great deal; dette -r meget for meg, this means a great deal to me. betydelig o considerable; et — beløp, a considerable (substantial) amount; et — større beløp, a considerably larger amount; et — marked, a wide (extensive) market; prisene har steget —, prices have risen considerably. betydning s 1 (av ord o. I.) meaning, sense; i en annen —, in another (a different) sense; i — av, in the sense of; legge en annen — i, place another construction on; 2 a) (viktighet, vekt) importance, significance; b) ha stor — for meg, be of great importance to me; mean a great deal to me; det vil ha sin — å, it will be of importance to; c) det er av mindre (stor, større) —, it is of minor (major) importance; av den aller største —, of paramount (vital) importance, vitally important; det er av — at, it is important that; ikke av noen større —, not of any great moment; d) spørsmålet er uten —, the question is of no consequence; er ikke uten —, is not without significance, is not unimportant.