drepe 51 dråpe question of; b) (ligge omkring:) frakten vil — seg om 50 s, the freight will run to about .. drepe v kill; -ende, killing; et — slag, a deadly blow, dress s suit [of clothes]; -stoff(er), suitlng(s). dreven a skilled, experienced, (durk-) crafty. drift s 1 (av en forretning) the conduct (management) of, (av fabrikk) the running (operation) of; gjenoppta -en, resume operations; stanse -en, stop work; 2 billig i —, economical; fabrikken er i —, the mill is working (running); i full —, in full work; komme i —, (f.e.) the mill came into operation; sette i —, put into operation, start running; 3 av egen —, of one’s own accord; 4 komme i —, go adrift (f. eks. om skip), driftig a (foretaksom) enterprising, (energisk) energetic, (ivrig) keen. driftsbestyrer s works manager; -innskrenkning, restriction of output; -kapital, working capital; -kostnader, working costs; -sikker, dependable; -sikkerhet, [working] dependableness; -stans, a shutdown, (midlertidig forstyrrelse) interruption of work, stoppage; -utgifter, working (operating) expenses; -år, working (business) year. drikk s drink; en god sommer-, a good summer drink (beverage). driste v: jeg -r meg til å si, I venture to say. dristig o daring; det over-traff de -ste forventninger, it exceeded our most sanguine expectations; -het, daring, boldness. drive v 1 (handel) carry on trade, (business), (fabrikk) run (operate) a mill; — smått (stort), trade (do business) in a small (large) way; — for stort, overtrade; 2 (en maskin) drive (work) a machine; 3 (om strøm o. I.) drift; 4 — prisene i været, force prices up; — inn en fordring, enforce payment of a claim (account), recover a debt; — opp (opparbeide), work up, (forbedre) improve. drosje s cab; -bil, taxicab. drue(r) s grape(s); -sukker, grape-sugar. druk|ne vt drown, vi be drowned; — i arbeid, be immersed in work; -ning, drowning. drøfte v discuss, talk over; — saken nærmere, discuss the matter in further detail. drøftelse s discussion; ta opp et spørsmål til —, take up a question, enter into discussion on a question. drøm s dream; -me v dream; — om, dream of. I should not dream of doing such a thing. drøy, dryg o 1 — i bruk, economical [in use]; 2 en — pris, a stiff price; en — påstand, a bold assertion. drøye v 1 (trekke ut) drag on; det -t en stund før han betalte, it was some time before he paid; 2 (oppsette) delay; han -t med betalingen, he delayed (put off) payment. dråpe s drop; det er som en