forsvarlig 78 fortrinn forsvarlig a 1 (riktig) justifiable; ville det være — å gi ham kreditt, should we be justified in giving him credit? would it be safe to do so? vi fant det ikke — å gjøre det, we found we should not be acting rightly in doing so; we did not feel justified in doing so; 2 (betryggende) i — stand, in proper condition; vårene var — pakket, the goods were securely packed; på — måte, properly. forsvinn|e v disappear; -ende (ubetydelig), negligible, infinitely small. forsyn|e v: — med varer, supply with goods; (utstyre med) furnish with; returnere tratten -t med Deres aksept, return the draft provided with your acceptance; vi er godt -t med te, we are well stocked in tea; — seg med te, lay in a stock of tea. forsyning(er) s supply (-ies), stock(s); store -er av, large supplies of; jeg venter nye -er, I am expecting further (fresh) supplies. Forsyningsdepartementet s the Ministry of Supply. forsøk s attempt, (eksperiment) experiment; gjøre et —, try (make) an attempt; alle — på å, all attempts to; det er et — verdt, it is worth trying; et mislykket —, a failure; gjøre et — med en vare, give an article a trial. forsøke v: — å gjøre noe, try to do smtg; — dette nye varemerke, try this new brand,give itatrial;—med noe try smtg;—seg, try. forsøksvis av experimentally; — har vi, by way of trial we have. forsøm|me v: han -r sitt arbeid, he neglects his work; (unnlate å) fail (omit) to; — en leilighet, miss an opportunity; ta igjen det -te, make up for lost time. forsømmelse s 1 (forsømmelighet) negligence, careless-nes; skaden skyldes — fra mannskapets side, the damage is due to negligence on the part of the crew; 2 en —, (unnlatelse) an omission, (det å overse) an oversight; ved en — fra min side, through an oversight on my part. fort av fast, quickly; så — som mulig, as quickly as possible. fortegnelse s list; oppta — over, make a list of. for|telle v tell; han -talte at, he told me that; — om, tell of. fortgang s: gjøre all mulig—, use all possible dispatch. fortjene v deserve; gjøre seg -t til, deserve, merit. fortjeneste s (vinning) pro-fit(s); gi —, yield a profit; selge med —, sell at a profit; ha god — på, make a good profit on. fortolle v: — varer, clear goods, pass goods through Customs, (betale toll) pay duty on goods. fortolling s Customs clearance; angi til —, enter at the Custom House. fortreffelig a excellent, admirable. fortrenge v (trenge vekk) oust, drive out. fortrin(n) s 1 (prioritet) priority, precedence; gi