rett 189 rettssak p be entitled to; gi ham — til, give him the right to; Deres — til å, your right to; 5 (rettferdighet) right, justice; jeg har -en på min side, I am in the right; 6 (lov) law; gå -ens vei, go to law [against a [-person];-] {+per- son];+} 7 (domstol) court; bringe saken for -en, take the matter to court; bring an action against a person, rett a 1 (ikke krum) straight; 2 (riktig) right, correct; (tilbørlig) proper; i -e tid, at the right time, in due time, by the due date; eller, -ere sagt, or, to be more correct; ikke mer enn — og rimelig, only fair. rett av (direkte) straight, direct; — forut, right ahead; — fram, straight on; — overfor, directly opposite; — og slett umulig, simply impossible, rette 1 (substantivert adj), det —, the right thing; den —, the right man, etc.; treffe det —, hit the mark; 2 med —, rightly, justly; med — eller urette, rightly or wrongly; 3 til rette: den saknede kasse er kommet —, the missing case has turned up (has been found); legge —, arrange, adjust; ligge godt — for, be favourable for; stå — for, answer for. rette v 1 — en feil, correct a mistake; en -t faktura, a corrected invoice; 2 vr: det hele vil — seg, things will right themselves; 3 — seg etter: vi skal — oss etter Deres ønske, we shall comply with your wishes, (instruks) follow your instructions; det er det eneste jeg har å — meg etter, that is all I have to go by; 3 — mot: (om angrep) direct an attack against, (slag) aim a blow at; 4—på: (ordne) put right, arrange, (korrigere) correct, (bøte på) remedy, rectify; — på en feil, rectify a mistake, (et forhold) put a matter right; — min oppmerksomhet på, direct my attention to; 5 — ut, straighten. rettesnor s: tjene som — for, serve as a guide for. rettferdig a just; — behandling, just (fair) treatment; behandle —, treat fairly, give fair treatment; det -e i Deres krav, the fairness (justice) of your claim; — mot, just (fair) to; -gjøre (gjøre berettiget), justify, warrant; -het, justice. rett|ighet s right, privilege; -leie, guide; -leiing, guidance; til — for Dem, for your guidance; -messig, lawful, rightful; et — — krav, a legitimate claim. retts|forhandling s court proceedings; -følelse, sense of justice; -gyldig, legally valid. rettskaffen a upright, (hederlig) honest; -het, uprightness, integrity. rettskrivning s spelling, orthography; -s|feil, spelling mistake. rettslig o: sende fordringen til — inkasso, recover the claim legally; recover the amount through our solicitors; foreta -e skritt mot, take legal action against. retts|lære s (skolefag) law; -sak, case, lawsuit, action, se sak.