moderne 152 motløshet moderate (reasonable) prices. moder|ne a modern, (tidsmessig) modern, up-to-date; (om moter) fashionable; -nisere, modernize. modig, se motig. modne v ripen, fig mature, moment s moment, (omstendighet) factor. monopol s monopoly; ha — på et produkt, have a (the) monopoly of (for) a product; -isere, monopolize. mor s mother; — til, the mother of; -far, [maternal] grandfather; -mor s grandmother. more v amuse; det -t meg å se, I was amused to see; — seg, enjoy oneself. morell s sweet cherry. morgen s morning; han kom onsdag —, he came on Wednesday morning; i — eller i overmorgen, tomorrow or the day after, morges: i —, this morning; i går—, yesterday morning. morsom o (fornøyelig) amusing, (interessant) interesting; (hyggelig) enjoyable. mot s courage; tape -et, lose heart; ta -et fra, discourage. mot prp & ov 1 (henimot, i retning av) towards; — slutten av, towards the end of; 2 (overfor) to, towards; snill —, kind to; hans oppførsel — meg, his behaviour towards me; 3 (om motstand) against; arbeide — oss, work against (oppose us; (om fare) against; forsikre —, insure against; 4 (på tross av, i strid med) against; — mitt ønske, against my wishes; handle (stikk imot) min instruks, act against (contrary to) my instructions; 5 (til vederlag for): betaling — dokumentene, payment against documents;utlevering — betaling av faktura-beløpet, delivery on payment of the invoice amount; bare — betaling av, only upon (on) payment of, on condition that you pay; 6 (sammenlignet med, i forhold til) against, as against, [as] compared with; salget i år er 5000 kasser — .. i fjor, sales this year are 5000 cases against (as compared with) .. last year; 7 dette tilbud er fast — svar innen tre dager, this offer is firm for acceptance in three days; this offer is subject to your reply within three days. mot|arbeide v work against, (bekjempe) oppose, resist; (med mottrekk) counter; -bevise, disprove; -bud, counter offer. mote s fashion; siste —, the latest fashion; komme på —, come into fashion; være på —, be in fashion; det er høyeste —, it is all the fashion; -blad, fashion journal; -forretning, milliner’s shop; -handler, milliner. mot|fordring scounter-claim; -forholdsregel, counter measure; -gang, adversity, (uhell) misfortune; -krav, counter-claim. mot|ig (modig) a (person) brave, plucky; en — handling, også: a courageous act; -løs, despondent; gjøre meg —, dishearten me; -løshet, despondency.