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vollständig

complete; entire

die Vollstreckung

enforcement of a judgment or order

die Vollzeit

full-time work

vollziehen

carry out; execute ; take place; unfold

das Volontariat

traineeship; professional training placement

vom Regen in die Traufe kommen

go from bad to worse; jump out of the frying pan into the fire

von

from; of; by

von der Pike auf

from the ground up; from the basics

voneinander

from each other; of each other

vonseiten

on the part of; from

vor

before; in front of; ago

vor allem

especially; above all

vor allen Dingen

above all; primarily

vorab

in advance; beforehand

vorangehen

go ahead; lead by example ; progress; move forward

vorankommen

make progress; get ahead

voranstellen

preface; put first

vorantreiben

drive forward; advance

voraus

ahead; in advance

vorausdenken

think ahead

vorausgehen

precede; happen beforehand ; go ahead; walk in front

voraussagen

predict; forecast

voraussetzen

require as a prerequisite ; assume; take for granted

die Voraussetzung

condition; requirement

voraussichtlich

expected; probably

vorbei

past; over

vorbeigehen

to walk past ; to pass; to be over

vorbeikommen

drop by; come over ; pass by; go past

die Vorbereitung

preparation

die Vorbeugung

prevention

das Vorbild

role model; example

die Vorbildfunktion

role as a model; exemplary influence

vorbildlich

exemplary

der Vordergrund

foreground ; forefront; main focus

vordergründig

superficial; on the surface

die Vorderseite

front; front side

voreilig

hasty; premature

vorerst

for the time being; initially

die Vorfahrt

right of way

der Vorfall

incident

das Vorfeld

run-up; period before an event ; airport apron

vorfinanzieren

pre-finance; fund upfront

vorführen

demonstrate; show ; show someone up; embarrass publicly

die Vorgabe

requirement; specification; target

der Vorgang

process; case; transaction

der Vorgänger

predecessor

vorgeben

specify; prescribe ; pretend; claim falsely

das Vorgehen

approach; procedure

vorgehen

proceed; go about something ; take action against ; run fast; show a later time ; take priority; come first

die Vorgehensweise

approach; procedure

der/die Vorgesetzte

superior; supervisor

vorgestern

the day before yesterday

vorhaben

plan; intend

das Vorhaben

project; undertaking; intention

der Vorhang

curtain

vorher

beforehand; before

vorherbestimmt

predestined; predetermined

vorherrschend

prevailing; predominant

vorhersagen

predict; forecast

vorhin

a short while ago; earlier