veritabel 271 videreutdannelse y council of child welfare. veritabel o real. verk s 1 (fabrikk) works (sg & pl), a gas works; 2 service, department, the postal service, the telephone service; 3 (arbeid) work, performance, deed; sette i —, put (carry) into effect; gå forsiktig til verks, proceed cautiously. verk med matter; sette seg til —, matter. verke v ache; -finger, swollen finger. verks|eier s mill (factory) owner; -formann, overseer, foreman; -mester, works manager. verksted s workshop; mekanisk —, engineering works; motor-, motorengine works; -praksis, workshop training. verktøy s tool. vern s defence; -e, defend. verneplikt s conscription, alminnelig —, compulsory national (military) service; tjene -en, serve one’s time in the army; være fritatt for —, be exempt from military service; -ig, liable to military service. verneting s venue. verre a worse; verst, worst. ver|sere v circulate, be in circulation; -sjon, version. vert og leieboer, landlord and tenant; — og gjest, host and guest; -inne, 1 landlady; 2 hostess; fly-inne, stewardess. vertikal a vertical. vertshus s inn. verv s task; påta seg et—, undertake a task. verv|e tilhengere, enlist adherents, -ning, enlistment. vesen s being; menneskelig —, human being; (natur) nature; (sinnelag) disposition; (måte å være på) manners; offentlig —, public service. vesentlig a it is essential; a substantial reduction (improvement); of primary (major) importance. vesentlig (for det meste) ov chiefly, mostly; — bedre (høyere), substantially better (higher). veske s [hand]bag; liten dame-, vanity bag; skole-, satchel. vest s waistcoat, am vest, vest: i —, in the west; i — for, to the west of; V.-Europa, Western Europe; V.landet,Western Norway; den vestlige halvkule, the Western Hemisphere; -maktene, the Western Powers. vestibyle s vestibule. veterinærhøyskole s veterinary college. veto s [exercise one’s] veto, vett s sense, wit(s). vev s web, texture, a tissue, (maskin) loom; -e, weave; -er s weaver; -eri, weavingmill; -et tøy, woven fabric. vib|rasjon s vibration; -rere, vibrate. vid a (bred) wide, (utstrakt) extensive; -de s width; gjøre -ere, widen. vidde s (fjell-) mountain wilds, moorland. videre, (ytterligere) further; arbeide (gå, sende) videre, go on, send on; og så—, and so on; uten —, at once, without further ceremony (notice). videre|komne elever, advanced pupils;-utdannelse, further education.