Q overraskende 174 overveiende (behagelig) —, a great (a pleasant) surprise; det kom som en stor — for oss, it came as a big surprise to us; -ende, surprising; et — godt resultat, a surprisingly good result. overlrekke v hand, (høytidelig) present; -rumple, take by surprise. over|se v (ikke se) overlook; De har -tt at, you have overlooked the fact that; -sende: — en ordre, pass (hand) you an order, (et beløp) remit an amount; de -sendte prøver, the samples sent you; -sendelse: -n av, the dispatch (transmission) of; -sette: — til, translate into; -settelse, translation; -setter, translator. oversikt s (overblikk) survey; — over, a survey (review) of; -lig (klar), lucid, clearly arranged. overjsjøisk a oversea(s);-skri-de fig, exceed; — grensen for, exceed the limit of; betalingstiden er -skredet, payment is overdue; -skri-delse, excess; -skrift, heading, (i avis) headline, caption. overskudd s surplus; eksport-, export surplus; forretningen gikk med ---------- the business gave a surplus; it was run at a profit; et — på, a surplus of; -s|lager, surplus stock(s). over|skue v survey; -skuelig: i en — framtid, in the foreseeable future; -skytende: det — beløp, the surplus, the excess. overslag s estimate; gjøre et — over, make an estimate of. over|stige v (overskride) exceed; — med femti, exceed by fifty; — en hindring, surmount an obstacle; -stryke (stryke ut), delete. over|stå v: det verste er -tt, we have got over the worst; -svømme: — med billige varer, flood with cheap goods; -syn: — over, view (survey) of. overta v: — et agentur, take over an agency; — varer, take over goods; — stilling som.take over the position of; (påta seg) undertake; — ansvar, undertake responsibility. over|tale v persuade; — til å, persuade to; -tid, overtime; -tilsyn, supervision; -treffe: — forventningene, exceed (surpass) expectations. overveie v consider, think over; jeg har -t saken omhyggelig, I have considered the matter carefully (have given the question my careful consideration); — på ny, reconsider; vi -r å utvide fabrikken, we contemplate extending the factory. overveielse s consideration; etter nærmere — finner jeg, having reconsidered the matter I find; vi har under — å bygge, we contemplate building; ta under —, consider; ta saken under omhyggelig —, give the matter [my] careful consideration. overveiende: den — del av, the large proportion of; den langt — del av, by far the greater part of; det er — sannsynlig at, it is highly probable that;