forfallen 71 forhold forfallena:—til betaling,due, payable; beløpet var -t til betaling for tre uker siden, the amount was (fell) due three weeks ago el it is now three weeks overdue; en forlengst — debetpost, a debit item long overdue. forfallsdagen s the due date, forfatning s: i dårlig —, in poor (bad) condition, in a poor state. forfatter s author, writer; -inne, authoress. forfengelig a vain; -het, vanity. forferdelig a dreadful, terrible. forfjor: i —, the year before last. forflyttje v: han er blitt -t til, he has been transferred to; -else transfer. forfra, (fra begynnelsen) from the beginning, (om igjen) over again. forfremm|e v promote; -else, promotion. forfrisk|ende o refreshing; -ning, refreshment. forfrossen a frozen. forføyning s: treffe -er, take measures (action). forgasser s carburettor. forgift|e v poison; -ning, poisoning. forgjeldet a deeply in debt, encumbered with debts. forgjenger s predecessor. forgjeves a vain, futile; av in vain, without result. forglemme v: ikke å —, not forgetting. forglemmelse s (glemsomhet) forgetfulness; det skyldes en —, it is due to an oversight (an omission); ved en —, through an oversight; vi ber om unnskyldning for denne — fra vår side, we apologize for this omission on our part, forgodtbefinnende: De må handle etter eget —, you must use your own discretion. forgyll|e v gild; -ing, gilding, (belegg) gilt. forgårs: i —, the day before yesterday. forhale v (trekke ut) delay, forhandle v 1 — varer, distribute, handle, (selge) sell, (handle med), deal in; 2 (underhandle) negotiate; — med, negotiate with; — om, negotiate for (about). forhandler s (av varer) distributor; -rabatt, trade discount. forhandling s 1 (av varer) distribution, sale; sende til — (i konsignasjon), send on consignment; 2 (under-handling) negotiation, (drøftelse) discussion; jeg ligger i -er med firmaet om salget av, I am negotiating with the firm for the sale of; tre i -er med, enter into negotiations with; -s|regning, account sales [of goods]. forhaste v: vi behøver ikke — oss, there is no need to hurry; han -t seg ikke med å betale, he was in no hurry to pay. forhenværende a: det — firma, the late firm; en — direktør, an ex-director, forhindre v prevent; han ble -t fra å komme, he was prevented from coming. forhindring s prevention; en —, an obstacle, an impediment. forhold s 1 (proporsjon) proportion; i — til, in proportion to; i — til pri-