lås 142 mandag lås s lock; gå i —, be arranged, come off satisfactorily. låse v lock; — opp, unlock; -beslag, lock furniture. M madrass s mattress; fjær-, spring mattress. magasin s(tidsskrift)magazine, (forretning) store(s); stor-, departement[al] stores. mager a: -t kjøtt, lean meat; — fortjeneste, lean (poor) profits. mahogni s mahogany. mai, May; i — måned, in the month of May; i begynnelsen av —, in the beginning of May, early in May; i slutten av —, at the end of May; i de første dager av —, during the first days of May. mais s maize, Indian corn, am corn. makaroni s macaroni. make s: kan De levere -n til denne prøve, can you match this sample? det fins ikke -en til denne kvalitet, this quality cannot be matched. makelig a (komfortabel) comfortable; ta det —, take things easy. makk s (mark) maggot; full av —, maggoty. makkverk s scamped work, makrell sg & pl mackerel; -størje, tunny. maksimal a maximum, highest; -pris, maximum price. maksimum s maximum; det er—, that is the maximum. makt s 1 alt hva det står i min —, all in my power; det står ikke i min — å, it is not in my power to; så vidt det står i min —, as far as lies in my power; 2 stå ved —: (være gyldig) be valid, (være i kraft) be in force, (gjelde) hold good; 3 bruke —, use force; med —, by force, maktpåliggende a: det er — at, it is essential (imperative) that, it is of the greatest importance that, maktle v (klare) manage; -es|løs, powerless; stå —, be powerless. mal|e v 1 (knuse) grind; -t kaffe, ground coffee; 2 (med farger) paint; -ing, paint. maler s (håndverker) [house] painter; kunst-, painter; -farger, paints; -i, painting; -kost, paint-brush. malm s ore; jern-, iron ore; -rik, rich in ore. malt s malt; -e v malt; -ekstrakt, malt extract. man pr ( = en) 1 (den talende (tiltalte) regnes med) we, you; — liker ikke å, we (you) do not like to; 2 (om folk i alminnelighet) one, they; — vet aldri, one never knows; — sier at, they say that; 3 (ofte passiv-uttrykk) — sier at, it is said that; — brukte ikke slike maskiner den gang, such machines were not used in those days; — fant at, it was found that; — tror at, it is thought (believed) that; som — ser, as will be seen; — lot meg forstå, I was given to understand; 4 (andre former) — kan ikke vite, there is no knowing, mandag, Monday; han kom — den 2., he came on