vag 268 vanntett vag ubestemt vague -het vagueness vaier wire vakker f.e. natur beautiful scenery, mønster a pretty (attractive) design, by a fine town, ord fair words, pretty speeches, løfter fair promises -het beauty, attractiveness, prettiness vak|le være uviss waver, vacillate, shilly-shally; stå på svake føtter totter -lende wavering; tottery -ling wavering, vacillation, shilly-shally. There must be no wavering now vaksin|asjon vaccination -e vaccine -ere vaccinate vakt person guard, sjøv. watch, ved fabrikk o. I. watch; holde ~ over keep watch on; være på ~ mot be on one’s guard against; slå ~ om (fig.) stand up for -mester caretaker -skip guard-ship -som watchful, vigilant -somhet watchfulness, vigilance vakuum vacuum valfart pilgrimage valg 1 choice, utvalg, det å ta ut selection; —frihet, rett til å velge option; mellom to ting alternative; jeg hadde ikke noe ~ I had no choice (option, alternative); jeg hadde ikke annet ~ enn å I had no choice (option) but to; det fins ikke noe annet ~ there is no alternative. I was left no choice in the matter, gjøre et godt (dårlig) ~ choose well (badly); jeg har truffet mitt ~ I have made my choice; De har fritt ~ you have your choice; få —et mellom be given the choice between; hvis jeg hadde —et if I were to choose; etter kundens ~ at customer’s choice; etter eget som en selv vil, f.e. at your option; overlate til Deres ~ leave it to your option 2 ved avstemning election, stortings — general (parliamentary) e., kommune ~ municipal (local [government]) e., supplerings — by-election, hemmelig ~ ballot; landet går til ~ i morgen the country is going to the polls tomorrow; ~ på styre election of the Board; hans ~ til ordfører his election as chairman valglbar eligible [for election] -barhet eligibility -fri et —t fag an optional (am. elective) subject -kamp election contest -kampanje e. campaign -krets constituency -lokale polling station -lov Franchise Act -reform electoral reform -språk motto -urne ballot-box valliser Welshman -isisk Welsh vallak gelding valnøtt walnut -tre walnut valse s. tekn. roller, cylinder, trommel drum; v. roll -formet cylindrical -jern rolled (sheet) iron -verk rolling-mill valuta 1 verdi value; ~ i regning value in account; ~ mottatt value received; få ~ for pengene get value for [your] money, get your money’s worth; varene gir god ~ for pengene the goods are value for money; they represent excellent value for money 2 et lands ~ currency; hard ~ hard currency, mots, soft currency. The amount must be paid in English currency (in sterling); bevilge ~ grant currency; søke om ~ apply for currency; tildele ~ allocate currency 3 vekselkurs [rate of] exchange; fremmed ~ foreign exchange valuta|avdeling Foreign Exchange Department -balanse foreign currency balances -begrensning currency (exchange) restriction -bestemmelser c. regulations -bevilling grant of currency -fall depreciation in exchange -forhold currency conditions -konto [foreign] exchange account -kontroll [foreign] exchange control [authorities] -kurs rate of exchange -mangel c. shortage -marked [foreign] exchange market -notering exchange quotation -politikk currency (foreign exchange) policy -problemer c. problems -re-form c. reform -regulering c. regulation, management of c. -reguleringsfond Exchange Equalization Fund -restriksjoner currency restrictions -skjema [foreign] exchange form -stabilisering the stabilization of currencies -sterk ~e land countries having a strong currency; —svake having a weak (a depreciated) currency -svingninger fluctuations in exchange -tildeling allocation of currency, currency allowance. I have obtained an import licence and a currency permit -utjevningskonto exchange equalization account valuter|e value-date; ~ pr. 9/3 value 9.3.19 . . -ings|dag value date van I artet depraved, demoralized vandel en plettfri ~ f.e. he has an unblemished record; he is a man of unblemished character; føre en rettskaffen ~ lead a straight (respectable) life -s I attest character testimonial vandrepokal challenge cup vane habit, sed ~ custom; u — bad habit; inngrodd ~ inveterate habit; —ns makt force of habit; bli en ~ grow into a habit; en ~ hos a habit with; få den ~ å fall (get) into the habit of -ing; ha for ~ å have a (be in the) habit of -ing; av gammel ~ from force of habit -dyr et ~ a slave to (of) habit, a routinist -forbryter habitual criminal -messig habitual -sak a matter of habit vanfor crippled, disabled; de —e cripples -hjem institution for cripples vanilje vanilla vankelmodig inconstant, ubesluttsom irresolute, vaklende wavering, vacillating -het vacillation, indecision vanlig usual, sed ~ customary, alminnelig ordinary; den —e pris the usual price; det er det —e that is the usual thing; på ~ vis in the usual (ordinary) way; som ~ as usual; senere enn ~ later than usual; som er ~ hos (blant) f.e. as is usual (as is the ordinary practice) with people of that sort; det er ~ at agenten sender . . it is usual for the agent to send -vis usually vann water, innsjø lake; varmt — hot water; av reneste ~ of the first water; holde seg oven —e keep one’s head above water; fiske i rørt ~ fish in troubled waters; stå under ~ be under water, be flooded (submerged); til lands og til —s by (on) sea and land; få kaldt ~ i blodet have one’s ardour damped. The first result damped his ardour (enthusiasm), ta seg ~ over hodet he has bitten off more than he can chew, he has got beyond his depth; he is in deep water; det er ~ på hans mølle that is (brings) grist to his mill; han gikk sørgelig i —et på det he came sadly to grief over it vann aktig watery, aqueous -avglft water-rate -avkjølt water-cooled -basseng reservoir -damp steam, vapour -dybde depth of water -flate water level -fly seaplane -forbruk consumption of water -forsyning water-supply -føring flow -holdig watery, aqueous, kjem. hydrous -inntak water intake -kraft water (hydro-electric) power, drevet med ~ hydraulic -ledning conduit, hoved ~ water-main, rørgate pipe line -linje water-line; under —n below the water-line -mangel shortage (scarcity) of water -merke watermark -oppløselig water-soluble -rett horizontal, level -skade damage by water, forsikr, water damage -skille watershed -sport aquatics (fl.) -stand height of water -stoff hydrogen; —bombe h. bomb; —holdig hydrogenous -tett watertight; ~ rom watertight