plate 178 praksis plate s (metall-) plate, (tynn) sheet; stein-, stone slab. (Se andre sammensetninger!) platina s platinum; -rev, platinum fox. plei|e v 1 (ha for vane:) han -r å betale kontant, he usually pays cash; man -r å, it is usual (customary) to; vi -r ikke å, it is not our practice to; (ha for vane å gjøre) be in the habit of doing; før i tiden -de han å, he used to; se også: før; 2 (passe) look after, take care of. plikt s duty; gjøre min —, do my duty; — mot, duty to (towards); (forpliktelse) obligation; -forsømmelse, neglect of duty; -følelse, sense of duty; -oppfyllende: et — personale, a devoted staff. plombe s seal; -re, (sette — på) (toll), affix a leaden seal to; (tann) fill. plog s plough, plow. plomme s plum, (egge-) yolk. plukke v: — frukt, pick (gather) fruit; — ut, pick out. pluss, plus; et —, an addition, (fordel) an advantage. plutselig a sudden, ov -ly; stanse —, come to a dead stop. plysj s plush. poeng s point. pointere v (betone) stress, pokal s (premie) cup. Polen, Poland, polere, polish, polise s: forsikrings-, insurance policy. politi s police. politikk s: 1 parti-, party politics; 2 (linje, retning o. I.) policy; det er god — å, it is good policy to. politur s polish, poplin s poplin, popularitet s: nyte —, enjoy popularity; -lær, popular; — hos, popular with. porselen s porcelain, (finere) china; -s|varer, chinaware. porto s postage; -fri, post-free; -takst(er), postal ra-te(s); -utgifter, postal expenses; -utlegg, postage[s], postal outlay[s], Portug|al, Portugal; -isisk, Portuguese. portvin s port [wine]; en flaske —, a bottle of port. porøs o porous. pose s: papir-, paper bag. post s 1 (brev o. I.) post, (særl. utenlandsk) mail; brev-, letter post; luft-, air mail; å sende i (med) -en, to post, to mail, to send by post (mail); med -en i dag, by today’s post; med omgående —, by return [of post]; 2 (i regnskap) item,(beløp)amount; denne — er ikke betalt, this item has not been paid; 3 (stilling) post; jeg har søkt en — som, I have applied for the post of. postadresse s postal address; -anvisning, money order; -damper, mail steamer; -ere: — et beløp, post (enter) an amount; -ering, entry; foreta -eringer, make entries; -kontor, post office; -legge, post; -stempel, postmark. potet(er) s potato(es). pr. se per. praksis s 1 i —, in practice; 2 (øvelse) practice, (erfaring) experience; ha — i bokføring, have experience of book-keeping.