mellomkvalitet 147 menneske inter-war prices; -kvalitet, medium quality; -liggende: — havner, intermediate ports; -mann, merk middleman; -regning: gjøre opp sin — med, settle accounts with; -rom: med korte —, at short intervals; -stor, of medium size, middle-sized; -tid: i -en, in the meantime, in the interval; -værende, account; gjøre opp et — med, settle an account with. melon s melon. memorandum s memorandum (memo.). men cj but; men vi har likevel, yet we have; — vi skal likevel gjøre vårt beste, but we shall do our best el we shall do our best, however (NB! but og however brukes ikke sammen). men|e v 1 (være av den mening) consider, (tro) believe; jeg -r at, it is my opinion (I consider) that; hva -r De om dette firma, what do you think of (what is your opinion of) this firm? man -r at, the opinion is that; jeg -r å kunne selge, I believe that I could sell; 2 (ha i tanker) mean; jeg skjønner ikke hva De -r, I do not understand what you mean; hva -r De med det, what do you [exactly] mean by that? 3 (være tenkt (bestemt) til) be meant (intended) for; det er -t å skulle være, it is meant (intended) to be; 4 (ha til hensikt) mean, intend; han -te å gjøre det, he meant to do so; 5 jeg -r det alvorlig, I am in earnest; han -r det godt, he means well. mengde s 1 (kvantum) quantity, (volum) volume, (antall) number; i små (store) -r, in small (large) quantities; 2 (stor masse): en — fisk, a great quantity of fish; (stort antall): en — bøker, a great many (a large number of) books; en — forskjellige, a great variety of; i rikelig —, in abundance. mening s 1 (oppfatning) opinion, (syn) view; jeg er av den — at, I consider that, I am of [the] opinion that; jeg er av den bestemte — at, I am strongly of opinion that; jeg har sagt min —, I have said what I think; jeg er av en annen —, I think differently; etter min —, in my opinion, to my mind; uttale min — om denne sak, express my opinion on the matter; 2 (fornuft) sense; det er ikke noen — i, there is no sense in; det er ikke noen — i at vi skal vente så lenge på oppgjør, there is no sense in our having to wait so long for a settlement; 3 (hensikt) intention; det var -en at, it was intended that; det var -en å, it was intended to; det var ikke min — å, I did not mean to; hva er -en med dette, what is the object of this? menings|forskjell s a difference of opinion; -løs (urimelig), out of all reason, absurd; det er -t å gjøre det, there is no sense in doing so. menneske s (individ) person; et godt —, a good man