stadium 219 sted J coming increasingly (more and more) difficult; de — økende vanskeligheter, the constantly increasing difficulties; i — stigende grad, to an ever-increasing extent; -het: til —, constantly. stadium s (trinn) stage, (punkt) point; på dette —, at this stage. $tag|nasjon s stagnation, a standstill; -ere, stagnate. stampe s: stå i —, be at a standstill (at a deadlock), stand s 1 (tilstand) condition, state; vi håper at varene vil komme fram i god —, we hope the goods will arrive in good (sound) condition; i dårlig —, in poor condition; bringe i — (ordne med), arrange, bring about; få i — forretninger, bring about business; gjøre i —, (ordne) arrange, (gjøre ferdig) get ready, prepare, (reparere) repair, put in order; komme i — (bli ordnet), be arranged, be brought about; 2 i stand til: bli i — til, be enabled to; være i — til å gjøre, be able to to, be in a position to do; det kommer an på om De er i — til å konkurrere, it depends upon your ability to compete; være ute av — til å gjøre, be unable to do; sette oss i — til å, enable us to, make it possible for us to; se seg i — til å gjøre, see one’s way to do (to doing); 3 holde — mot, hold one’s own against, (motstå) resist. standard s standard; -isere, standardize; -isering, standardization; -isert, stan dardized; -type, standard type. standpunkt s standpoint, point of view; det — vi inntar i denne sak, the stand we take on this question; jeg inntar det — at, I take up the position that. stans s (pause) pause, (opphør) stop, (i produksjon o. I.) stoppage; arbeids-, stoppage [of work]; uten — (uavbrutt), without a break, continuously. stanse v (stoppe) stop; (hemme) check; (holde opp) cease; — sine betalinger, stop (suspend) payment; — driften, discontinue operations; (sette en stopper for) put a stop to. start s start; helt fra -en, from the very start; ved -en hadde han rikelig kapital, he had ample capital to start with. starte v start; — egen forretning, establish a business, start in business, (som agent) establish oneself as an agent. stasjon s station; være på -en, be at the station; følge ham på (til) -en, accompany him to the station, (se ham avsted)see him off; -s|mester, stationmaster. stat s: en —, a state; -en, the State, (ofte) the Government; De forente -er, the United States [of America], the U.S.A. status s balance sheet; sette opp —, draw up a balance sheet. stav|e v: — et ord, spell a word; — gait, mis-spell;, -else, syllable. sted s 1 (plass) place, (fiekk) spot, (beliggenhet) posi-