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(sich) verteuern

make more expensive; become more expensive

vertiefen

deepen physically ; deepen; expand knowledge ; immerse oneself in

vertieft

absorbed; engrossed ; in-depth; advanced

die Vertiefung

deepening; in-depth study ; depression; hollow; recess

vertikal

vertical

vertonen

set to music ; add sound to a film or recording

der Vertrag

contract; agreement

vertrauen

trust

das Vertrauen

trust; confidence

vertrauensselig

overly trusting; gullible

vertrauensvoll

trusting; trustful

die Vertrauenswürdigkeit

trustworthiness

vertraut

familiar ; close; intimate; trusting

die Vertrautheit

familiarity

vertreiben

drive out; expel ; distribute; market ; dispel; drive away a feeling

vertretbar

justifiable; acceptable

vertreten

represent; stand in for

der Vertreter / die Vertreterin

representative; substitute

die Vertretung

cover; substitute; representation

der Vertrieb

sales; distribution

vertuschen

cover up; conceal wrongdoing

verunglimpfen

disparage; vilify

verunglücken

have a serious accident ; go wrong; fall flat

verunsichern

unsettle; create uncertainty

die Verunsicherung

unsettling; uncertainty; insecurity

verursachen

cause

verurteilen

sentence; convict; condemn

sich verwahren

reject emphatically; protest against

verwahrlost

neglected; run-down; uncared-for

verwalten

administer; manage

die Verwaltung

administration; management

das Verwaltungsgebiet

administrative area; administrative district

die Verwaltungssprache

administrative language; officialese

verwandeln

transform; turn into

verwandt

related

der Verwandte / die Verwandte

relative

verwechseln

confuse; mistake for

die Verwechslung

mix-up; mistaken identity

verweigern

refuse; deny

verweilen

linger; remain a while

der Verweis

reference; cross-reference ; formal reprimand

verweisen (auf + A.)

refer to; point to ; expel; order to leave

verwenden

use

die Verwendung

use; application

verwickeln

tangle; entangle ; involve; embroil

verwirklichen

realise; put into practice

verwirren

confuse

die Verwirrung

confusion

verwöhnen

pamper; treat indulgently ; spoil through overindulgence

verworren

confused; tangled

verwunderlich

surprising; puzzling

verwundern

surprise; puzzle

der Verzehr

consumption of food or drink

verzehren

consume; eat or drink

verzeichnen

record; register a result ; list; record in a register

verzeihen

forgive

Verzeihung

excuse me; sorry

sich verzetteln

get bogged down in details; spread oneself too thin

der Verzicht

giving up; foregoing; waiver

verzichten

do without; give up