g brevveksling 42 bruke letter post, letter mail; -veksling, correspondence; stå i — med, correspond with, be in correspondence with. bringe v (komme med) bring, (gå med) take; hente og —varer, collect and deliver goods; — fram (— pà bane), bring forward (up); — om bord (sett fra skip), bring on board, (sett fra land) place (put) on board, put into the ship; — i handelen (— på markedet) bring into (place on) the market; — oss opp i vansker, land us in difficulties; De har brakt oss opp i en meget ubehagelig stilling, you have placed us in a very awkward (difficult) position, brisling s brisling; -fiske, brisling fishery. brist s (feil) flaw, (mangel) defect. briste v (revne) crack, burst, (gå i stykker) break; -punkt: på -et, at breaking point. britisk a British; De -e øyer, The British Isles. broder|e v embroider; -i, embroidery. broket o: gjøre det — for oss, make it difficult (awkward) for us; det ser — ut, things look awkward. brons|esbronze;-ere,bronze, bror s brother; -datter, niece; -parten, the lion's share; -sønn, nephew. brosjyre s brochure, (noe større) booklet. bru s bridge; (slå) — over, bridge over. brudd s 1 (om ben o. I.) fracture, (rør) break, fracture; fri for —, free from breakage; 2 (om et for hold) break, rupture; 3 (krenkelse) breach: — på kontrakt, breach of contract. bruk s 1 (bedrift) mill, factory, works; 2 a) (anvendelse) use, (som middel) employment, (formål) purpose, (av regel o. I.) application; b) gjøre — av, use, make use of; benytte seg av, avail oneself of; gjøre — av et tilbud, avail oneself of an offer; c) finne — for, find a use for; ha — for (trenge), need, want; jeg har ikke — for disse knivene, I have no use for these knives; d) være i —, be in use (service); til eget —, for one’s own use; til vinter- (om klær), for winter wear; til dette spesielle —, for this special use (purpose). brukbar o usable, (tjenlig) serviceable, (anvendelig, også), applicable; en — plan, a workable scheme; i—stand, in working order. bruk|e v 1 (anvende) use, (betjene seg av) employ, (anvende) apply, (om klær) wear; — tiden godt, make good use of one’s time; 2(forbrukë) use, consume; (om penger) spend; (om tid) spend, expend; trenge tid, (f. e.) the ship took three days on the trip; 3 (med pr el av) — opp, use, consume, (penger) spend; — til, use for; han vet ikke hva tøyet skal -s til, he does not know what the cloth is to be used for (to what use it is to be put); pengene skal -s til reklame, the money is to be spent on advertising; — papir til em-