middelhastighet 149 minimalt bruke slike -ler, make use of such means; alle de -ler som står til min rådighet, every means in my power; et — til å, a means of (-ing); 2 (pengemidler) means, funds; vi rår over rikelige -ler, we command ample resources; 3 [-(hjelpemiddel]:-] {+(hjelpe- middel]:+} et — for (mot), a remedy for. middelhastighet s average speed; M-havet, the Mediterranean [Sea]; -mådig, mediocre; -pris, average price; -stor, middle-sized, of average size; -vei, a middle course. middels a: en — kvalitet, a medium quality; gjennomsnitts-, average quality; over (under) —, above (below) the average; -god, middling, of medium quality; -år, average year. midlertidig a: en — ordning, a temporary arrangement; (provisorisk) provisional; av temporarily, provisionally. midt: i -en av denne måned, in the middle of this month; fra — i mai, from the middle of May;—i mellom, midway between; — oppe i, in the midst (thick) of; — på vinteren, in midwinter. midt|punkt s: — for, the centre of; -sommer, midsummer; -dag, Midsummer day; -kveld, Midsummer eve. mil s mile (1760 yards); ti — i timen, ten miles an hour. mild a mild, (ikke streng) lenient; i — grad, in a mild form. mille s thousand; pro —, per thousand. milli|ard s milliard, a thousand millions, am billion; -gram, milligram[me]. million s f.e.: four million pounds, millions of pounds, two millions and a half; -beløp, millions; -tap, a loss of millions [of pounds]; -vis: i —, by the million; -ær: han er —, he is a millionaire. mindre 1 (mots, mer) less; ikke — enn, (minst) not less than, (så mye som) no less than; på — enn et år, in less than a year; ikke desto —, nevertheless; så meget — som, the less so as; 2 (mots, flere) fewer; — bestillinger, fewer orders; ikke — enn (hele) femti ordrer, no fewer than (as many as) fifty orders; 3 (mots, lengre) shorter, less; 4 (mots, større) smaller: — i størrelse, smaller in size; et nummer —, a size smaller; 5 (mots, større) less; i — grad, in less degree; i større eller — grad, in greater or less degree; 6 (forsterket positiv:) en — ordre, a small order; av — betydning, of little (of minor) importance; 7 av: — tilfredsstillende, not very satisfactory; i en — god forfatning, in a not very good (in a none too good) condition. mindre|tall s: være i —, be in the minority; -verdig, inferior. mineral s mineral; -sk, mineral; -vann, mineral water(s). minimal a minimum; -pris, minimum price; -t, as a minimum.