halvannen 98 hard halvjannen, one and a half; -annet år.eighteen months, a year and a half; -del, half; -en av, [the] half of; -ere, halve. halv|fabrikat(a) s semi-manu-facture(s), semi-finished products; -flaske, half bottle; -part: -en av, [the] half of; -silke, half silk, silk-and-cotton mixture; -stor, of medium size; -strømpe, sock; -time: en —, half an hour, a halfhour; -ull, wool-and-cotton mixture, half wool; -veis, half-way. halvår s six months, a half-year; for første —, for the first six months, for the first half of the year; hvert —, every six months; -ig, half-yearly; et — kursus, a six-month course; -lig, half-yearly. hammer s hammer; -hode, hammer-head; -skaft, hammer shaft. hamp s hemp; -e|frø, hempseed; -e|garn, hemp yarn. handel s 1 trade; drive —, carry on trade; 2 en — (kjøp el. salg), a transaction; slutte en —, close a transaction; 2 bringe i -en, to market, place on the market, bring into the market; komme i -en, come into the market; være i -en, be on sale, be on (in) the market. handels|beretning s trade report; -departementet, the Ministry of Commerce, brit the Board of Trade; -faktura, commercial invoice; -forbindelse, (personen) business (trade) connection, (forholdet) trade (commercial) relations, se forbindelse; -for holdene, trade conditions; -gymnas, higher commercial school; Oslo -ium, Oslo Municipal Higher School of Commerce; -korrespondanse, business correspondence; -lære, commercial practice; -regning, commercial arithmetic; -reisende, commercial traveller; -restriksjoner, trade restrictions; -skole,, business school; -vare, commodity, pl -ies, (felles-betegn.) merchandise. handle v 1 (drive handel) trade; — med varer, deal (trade) in goods; — med et firma, deal with, do business with; 2 (foreta seg noe) act; — etter Deres instruks, act according to your instructions; — etter Deres råd, act on your advice; — mot, act against. handle|dyktig a efficient; -frihet, liberty of action; -måte, action, line of action; vi er forbauset over Deres —, we are surprised that you should act in such a way. handling s (gjerning) act, (det å handle) action; skride til —, take action. hanske s glove; et par -r. a pair of gloves; -fabrikk, glove factory; -maker, glover; -skinn, glove leather. hard a 1 (ikke bløt) hard; 2 (vanskelig) hard, difficult; 3 streng: — straff, severe punishment; — behandling, (person) severe treatment, (vare) rough handling; en — prøve, a severe test; — konkurranse, severe competition; gå -t fram mot, take severe measures against; være —