bortsett fra 41 brevpost he is away from home (out of town). bort|sett: — fra, apart (aside) from; — fra at, apart from (disregarding) the fact that; -skjemt, spoilt. bot s (mulkt) fine; ilegge —, impose a fine on, to fine. botemiddel s: — for, a remedy for. bra a (god) good, av well; (rettskaffen) honest, of good character; det ser ikke — ut, things do not look very bright; det er vel og —, men . ., that is all very well, but..; han er ikke — (frisk), he is not [very] well; det går —, (f. e.) he is doing well [in business]. Things are going on satisfactorily. Jeg håper det står — til med Dem, I hope you are keeping well. brann s fire, (stor-) conflagration; i —, on fire; komme i —, catch fire; stå i —, be on fire; -forsikre, insure against fire; -forsikring, fire insurance; -skadd, damaged by fire; -skade, fire damage; -tilfelle, outbreak of fire; -årsaken, the cause of the fire. bransje s trade, line [of business]; papir-n, the paper trade; i -n, in the trade; -kunnskap, knowledge of a trade, trade experience; -kyndig, expert; en — person, an expert. Brasil, Brazil; -iansk, Brazilian. bratt a steep; en — over-gang, a sudden transition. bre v: — seg, spread. bred a 1 (om dimensjon) wide, (f. e.) three feet wide; 2(om rommelighet) broad, (f. e.) a good broad road; vidt og -t, far and wide. bredd s (om elv) bank, (om innsjø også) shore. bredde s 1 (om dimensjon) width, (tøy-) width, (f. e.) cloth of a 28-inch width; i dobbelt —, in double width; 2 (om rommelighet) breadth; 3 geogr latitude, nordlig —, north latitude; -grad, degree of latitude. brekk s (brekkasje) break-age(s); -e v break; — opp, break open bremse 1 s brake, fig brake, curb; 2 v brake, fig (også) curb. brennbar a inflammable; -het, inflammability. brenne v burn; — inne med varer, be left with goods on one’s hands; — ned, be burnt [down]; — opp, burn, be destroyed by fire. brennende a: et — spørsmål, a burning question. brennevin s spirits, spirituous liquors. brensel s fuel, (flytende) liquid fuel; -olje, fuel oil. brev s letter; med —, by letter; sende utførlige opplysninger pr. —, mail full particulars; vi sendte Dem i samme —, we mailed you under the same cover; med Deres — av 18. d. m. mottok vi sjekk ... enclosed in your letter .. we received el we thank you for your letter .. enclosing cheque; jeg venter —, I expect a letter. brev|avsenders sender,-kort, post-card (p.c.); -lig, postally, by letter; -ordner, letter file; -porto, postage on letters; -post,