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verschärfen
intensify; aggravate; tighten
verschieben
postpone; move
die Verschiebung
postponement; rescheduling ; shift; displacement
verschieden
different; various
die Verschiedenartigkeit
diversity; difference in kind
verschließen
close tightly; seal ; close oneself off to
verschlingen
devour; wolf down ; devour a book ; consume; swallow up resources ; intertwine; interlace
verschlucken
swallow accidentally ; choke; swallow the wrong way
der Verschluss
fastener; closure; cap ; blockage; occlusion ; camera shutter
verschlüsseln
encrypt; encode
die Verschlüsselung
encryption
die Verschmelzung
merger; fusion
verschmutzen
pollute; make dirty
verschränken
cross; interlock
verschreiben
prescribe; make a writing error
verschuldet
in debt; indebted ; caused; attributable to fault
verschwenden
waste
die Verschwendung
waste; wastage
verschwinden
disappear
versehen
provide with; label with ; perform; carry out duties
versetzen
transfer to another workplace or school ; put into a state ; promote to the next school year ; mix with; add a substance to
versichern
insure; assure
die Versichertenkarte
health insurance card
die Versicherung
insurance; assurance
versickern
seep away; soak into the ground ; disappear without trace or benefit
versinken
sink into ; become absorbed in
die Version
version; edition ; version; account of events
versorgen
supply; provide with ; care for; treat medically
die Versorgung
supply; provision; care
die Verspätung
delay
versperren
block; obstruct
verspielen
forfeit; squander ; lose by gambling ; play a wrong note; make a musical mistake
versprechen
promise; misspeak
der Versprecher
slip of the tongue
verspüren
feel; sense
der Verstand
intellect; reason; common sense
verständigen
notify; inform ; communicate with one another ; reach an agreement
verständlich
understandable; comprehensible
verständlicherweise
understandably
die Verständlichkeit
comprehensibility; clarity
das Verständnis
understanding
verstärken
strengthen; intensify
verstärkt
increasingly; with greater intensity
die Verstärkung
intensification; strengthening ; reinforcements; additional help
verstellen
adjust; change a setting ; block; obstruct a view or access ; disguise one's voice or appearance ; pretend; conceal one's real feelings
versterben
pass away; die
verstopfen
clog; block
der Verstoß
violation; breach
verstoßen
violate; breach ; reject; cast out
verstummen
fall silent; stop sounding
der Versuch
attempt; experiment
versuchen
try; attempt
die Versuchsgruppe
experimental group
der Versuchsleiter
experimenter; person conducting an experiment
die Versuchsperson
test subject; study participant
die Versuchsreihe
series of experiments
der Verteidiger
defender; advocate ; defence lawyer; defence attorney ; defender in sport
die Verteidigung
defence against attack ; defence of a position or decision ; legal defence; defence team
verteilen
distribute; hand out
die Verteilung
distribution; allocation