g billedramme 38 bleket situation; -ramme, picture frame. billett s ticket; ta — til, book for; -kontor, booking-office, (teater) box-office. billig o 1 (pris) cheap; -e te-sorter, low-priced teas; en god men — vin, a good but inexpensive wine; — transport, (også) low-cost transport; 2 få det for en — pris, get it cheap; det faller -ere, it comes cheaper; gjøre -ere (få ned kostnader),to cheapen; slippe —, get off cheaply; maskinen er — i drift, the engine is economical. billig|e v (bifalle) approve [of]; -else, approval. billig|het s (pris-) cheapness, (rimelighet) fairness, justice; -salg, bargain sale. bind s (på bok) binding; et verk i fem —, a work in five volumes. binde v 1 (feste) tie, bind; — sammen, bind (fasten) together, (forene) unite; — kapital, tie up capital; 2 (forplikte) bind, pledge. We are bound by this contract; — seg, bind (pledge) oneself; — seg til å, bind oneself to; — seg ved kontrakt, bind oneself by contract; — inn en bok, bind a book. bindende a et — tilbud, a binding (firm) offer; dette tilbud er ikke —, this offer is not binding (it is without engagement); være — for begge parter, be binding on both parties. binde|ledd s [connecting] link; -strek, hyphen. bi| produkt s by-product; -sak, matter of secondary importance. Biskayabukta, the Bay of Biscay. bite v bite; — tennene sammen, clench one’s teeth; — på kroken, swallow the bait; — i det sure epie, swallow the bitter pill. bitter a bitter; -het, bitterness; -mandel, bitter almond. bjelke s beam, (stor) balk, (av jern) girder. blad s (av tre, bok) leaf, p/ leaves, (av kniv, sag, o. I.) blade; ta -et fra munnen, speak one’s mind; (avis) [news]paper, jfr. avis. blad|gull s gold-leaf; -tinn, tin-foil; -tobakk, leaf-tobacco. blande v mix, (om kvalitetsblanding) blend; — seg opp i, meddle with, interfere in; — sammen, mix, (forveksle) mix up, confuse; -r, mixer. blanding s mixture, (av te o. I.) blend. blank a 1 (klar, skinnende) bright, (ubeskrevet) blank; 2 et -t avslag, a blank (flat) refusal; avvise -t å, blankly refuse to; la stå —, leave open. blankett s a blank [form]; fylle ut en —, fill up (in) a form. blanko: in —, in blank; -endossement, blank endorsement; -kreditt, blank credit. blant prp among, (en av) among, one of; — andre firmaer, among other firms; — andre, among others; — annet (bl. a.), among other things (matters). blek o pale; -e v bleach; -e|pulver, bleaching powder; -et, bleached.