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act+(noun)

  • 1 act

    • oikeussäännös
    • tulkita
    • toimia
    • toimi
    • toiminta
    • toimenpide
    • näytellä
    • näytös
    • numero
    • työ
    • esittää
    administration and government
    • esitys
    • esiintyä
    • simuloida
    • akti
    law
    • asetus
    • asiapaperi
    • asiakirja / säädös tehdä ratkaisunsa / antaa säännöksiä / ratkaista (tuomioistuin ratkaisee)
    • asiakirja
    • vaikuttaa
    • teko
    • menetellä
    • suoritus
    • säännös
    • säädös
    • sääntö
    • käyttäytyä
    • laki
    * * *
    ækt 1. verb
    1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) toimia
    2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) käyttäytyä
    3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) näytellä
    2. noun
    1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) teko
    2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) laki
    3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) näytös
    4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero
    - actor
    - act as
    - act on
    - act on behalf of / act for
    - in the act of
    - in the act
    - put on an act

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  • 2 judg(e)ment

    1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) tuomio
    2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) arviointi
    3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) arvostelukyky
    4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) käsitys

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  • 3 judg(e)ment

    1) (the decision of a judge in a court of law: It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him.) tuomio
    2) (the act of judging or estimating: Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents.) arviointi
    3) (the ability to make right or sensible decisions: You showed good judgement in choosing this method.) arvostelukyky
    4) ((an) opinion: In my judgement, he is a very good actor.) käsitys

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  • 4 flight

    • pakoretki
    • pako
    • pakomatka
    • rynnätä
    • ilmalento
    • heittäytyä
    • heitto
    • vuoro
    • portaat
    • porrasvarsi
    • karkaaminen
    • karkumatka
    • karkuretki
    • lentomatka
    • lentue
    • lentovuoro
    technology
    • lento (tek.)
    • letkaus
    • lento
    • parvi
    • pistosana
    * * *
    I noun
    1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) lento
    2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) lento
    3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) portaat
    4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) parvi
    - flight deck
    - in flight
    See also: II noun
    (the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) pako

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  • 5 pitch

    • paiskata
    • nousu
    • jakomitta
    • heittää
    • huippu
    • virittää
    • viritys
    • singota
    technology
    • askellus tuumalle
    • asettaa
    • aste
    • urannousu
    • väli
    • pudota
    • pystyttää
    • kiikkua
    • leiriytyä
    • kaltevuus
    technology
    • hammasjako
    automatic data processing
    • syöttö
    • sävelkorkeus
    • syöksyä
    automatic data processing
    • syöttää
    • säveltaso
    • taso
    • äänen korkeus
    • käämitysaskel
    • pituuskallistus
    • pietä
    • pistejako
    • piki
    • pihka
    • korkeus
    * * *
    I 1. pi  verb
    1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) pystyttää
    2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) nakata
    3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) kaatua päistikkaa
    4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) keikkua
    5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) virittää
    2. noun
    1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)
    2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)
    3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)
    4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)
    5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)
    6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)
    - pitcher
    - pitched battle
    - pitchfork
    II pi  noun
    (a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) piki
    - pitch-dark

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  • 6 stroke

    • olla peräairon soutajana
    • paklata
    • höylätä
    • hyväillä
    • isku
    • juova
    • hieroa
    • hioa
    • hivellä
    • veto
    • viiva
    • vetäisy
    • silitellä
    • silottaa
    • silittää
    • sipaisu
    • sivellä
    • siveltimenveto
    • sively
    • sipaista
    medicine, veterinary
    • aivohalvaus
    • pyyhkäistä
    • pyyhkiä
    • rajalyönti
    • tempaus
    • kauttaviiva
    • kellonlyömä
    • kellonlyönti
    • haroa
    • halvaus
    medicine, veterinary
    • halvauskohtaus
    • paukku
    • peräairon soutaja
    • salamanisku
    • sukia
    • syke
    • tahti
    • tasoittaa
    • tasata
    • lanata
    • piirto
    • kosketella
    • lyönti
    * * *
    strəuk I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) isku
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) isku, oikku, potku
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) lyönti
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) piirto
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) veto, lyönti
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) veto
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ei mitään
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) halvauskohtaus
    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) silittää
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.)

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  • 7 toast

    • paahtaa
    • paahtoleipä
    • jonkun malja
    • juoda
    • hehkua
    • esittää malja
    • malja
    • lämmittää
    * * *
    I 1. təust verb
    (to make (bread etc) brown in front of direct heat: We toasted slices of bread for tea.) paahtaa
    2. noun
    (bread that has been toasted: He always has two pieces of toast for breakfast.)
    - toaster
    - toaster oven
    - toastrack
    II 1. təust verb
    (to drink ceremonially in honour of, or to wish success to (someone or something): We toasted the bride and bridegroom / the new ship.) kohottaa malja
    2. noun
    1) (an act of toasting: Let's drink a toast to our friends!)
    2) (the wish conveyed, or the person etc honoured, by such an act.)

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  • 8 appearance

    • olemus
    • saapuminen
    • saapuvillaolo
    • toipuminen
    • todennäköisyys
    • näennäisyys
    • ilmaantuminen
    • ilme
    • ilmestyminen
    • asu
    • esiintyminen
    • esiinmarssi
    • aspekti
    • ulkomuoto
    • ulkonäkö
    • ulkoasu
    • läsnäolo
    • kuva
    * * *
    1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) ulkomuoto
    2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) ilmaantuminen
    3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) esiintyminen

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  • 9 catch

    • olla tarttuva
    • ottaa kiinni
    • saada selvää
    • saada kiinni
    • saada
    • saalistaa
    • saalis
    • torjua
    • hyvä kauppa
    • jahdata
    • juoni
    • ehtiä ajoissa
    • este
    • siepata
    • solki
    • apaja
    • vangita
    • pyytää(jahdata)
    • pyynti
    • pyytää (pyydystää)
    • pyytää
    • pyydystää
    • ralli
    • tavoittaa
    • kiehtoa
    • kiinnike
    • kalansaalis
    • kaapata
    • kalastaa
    • kaanon
    • haka
    • haltuunotto
    • metsästää
    • napata
    • pidike
    • pidin
    • salpa
    • sairastua
    • löytää
    • säppi
    • tarrautua
    • tarttua
    • tarrain
    • takertua
    • yllättää
    • yllättää tekemästä
    • yllättää (teosta)
    • käräyttää
    • käsittää
    • käryttää
    • kuulla
    • koukku
    • koppi
    • lukitus
    * * *
    kæ  1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saada kiinni, ottaa kiinni, siepata
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ehtiä
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) yllättää
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saada
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) jäädä kiinni, tarttua
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) osua
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) saada selvää
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) syttyä (palamaan)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) koppi, kiinniotto
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) säppi, pidike
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) saalis
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ansa, juoni
    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up

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  • 10 co-operation

    • osallistuminen
    • osuustoiminta
    • yhteistoiminta
    • yhteistyö
    • myötävaikutus
    • sopusointu
    • kooperaatio
    * * *
    1) (the act of working together.) yhteistyö
    2) (willingness to act or work together: I would be grateful for your co-operation.) yhteistyöhalu

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  • 11 defence

    • torjunta
    • turva
    • varustukset
    law
    • vastaajapuoli
    • este
    • puolustuspuhe
    • puolustus
    • rauhoitus
    • linnoitukset
    • maanpuolustus
    • suoja
    * * *
    di'fens
    1) (the act or action of defending against attack: the defence of Rome; He spoke in defence of the plans.) puolustus
    2) (the method or equipment used to guard or protect: The walls will act as a defence against flooding.) suoja
    3) (a person's answer to an accusation especially in a law-court: What is your defence?) puolustuspuhe
    - the defence

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  • 12 deposit

    • pano(rahaliikenne)
    • pankkitalletus
    banking term
    • pano (
    • pano
    • panna
    banking term
    • tilillepano
    • jättää huostaan
    • jättää säilytettäväksi
    • varasto
    • ennakkomaksu
    • esiintymä
    • sijoittaa
    • asettaa
    • vakuus
    • vuokraennakko
    • rahatalletus
    • kasauma
    • karsta
    • kerrostuma
    • kerrostaa
    • kerääntymä
    • jättää vakuudeksi
    • pantti
    • saostuma
    • saostua
    • saostaa
    • sakka
    • sakkauma
    • sakkauttaa
    • sakkautuma
    • säästöönpano
    • tallettaa
    • tallete
    • tallessa
    banking term
    • talletus
    • takaus
    • talletukset
    banking term
    • tallettaminen
    • talletusesine
    • takuu
    • käsiraha
    • laskeuma
    • laskea
    * * *
    di'pozit 1. verb
    1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) panna, laskea
    2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) tallettaa
    2. noun
    1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) talletus
    2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) käsiraha
    3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) käsiraha
    4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) sakka
    5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) kerrostuma

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  • 13 draw

    • paljastaa
    • saada
    • nostaa
    • jännittää
    • juoksuttaa
    • herättää
    • hautua
    • hinata
    • houkutella
    • veto
    • vetäistä
    • vetäytyä
    • vetää puoleensa
    • vetää
    • vetonaula
    • vetonumero
    finance, business, economy
    • asettaa vekseli
    • arvonta
    • asettaa
    • raahata
    • kiskoa
    • hahmotella
    • merkitä
    • tasapeli
    • tasatulos
    • kyhäillä
    • kuvata
    • laahata
    • laatia
    • laskea
    • piirrellä
    • piirustaa
    • piirtää
    • luonnostella
    * * *
    dro: 1. past tense - drew; verb
    1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) piirtää
    2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) vetää
    3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) loitota, lähestyä
    4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) pelata tasapeli
    5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) saada, nostaa
    6) (to open or close (curtains).) vetää
    7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) houkutella
    2. noun
    1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) tasapeli
    2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) vetonaula
    3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) arvonta
    4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) vetäminen
    - drawn
    - drawback
    - drawbridge
    - drawing-pin
    - drawstring
    - draw a blank
    - draw a conclusion from
    - draw in
    - draw the line
    - draw/cast lots
    - draw off
    - draw on1
    - draw on2
    - draw out
    - draw up
    - long drawn out

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  • 14 execution

    automatic data processing
    • ohjelman ajaminen
    • pakkotäytäntö
    • toimittaminen
    finance, business, economy
    • toimitus
    • toimeenpano
    • tulos
    • toteutus
    • edistysaskel
    administration and government
    • esitys
    • aikaansaannos
    • täytäntöönpano
    law
    • ulosotto
    • ulosmittaus
    • teko
    • teloitus
    • mestaus
    • saavutus
    • suoritus-
    • suoritus
    • suorittaminen
    automatic data processing
    • suoritus (ATK)
    • suoritus(tietotekn)
    • lynkkaus
    * * *
    1) ((an act of) killing by law: The judge ordered the execution of the murderer.) teloitus
    2) (the act of executing (orders or skilled movements etc).) suorittaminen, täytäntöönpano

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  • 15 fight

    • otella
    • ottelu
    • rähinöidä
    • rytäkkä
    • rytistellä
    • rymistää
    • rähinä
    • torjua
    • nujakoida
    • nujuttaa
    • nujakka
    • vastustaa
    • vastustaa (taistella)
    • battle
    • elämöidä
    • yhteenotto
    • välikohtaus
    • pyristellä
    • rettelö
    • temmellys
    • tiimeltää
    • kilpailla
    • kilvoitella
    • kohdata
    • kilvoitus
    • kahakoida
    • kahina
    • kahinoida
    • kamppailu
    • kahakka
    • kamppailla
    • metakka
    • mylläkkä
    • nahistella
    • mellakoida
    • mellakka
    • sotia
    • taisteleminen
    • taistelutahto
    • taistella
    • taistelunhalu
    • tappelu
    • taistelu
    • taisteluhenki
    • tapella
    • käsirysy
    • kähinöidä
    • kärhämä
    • käydä sotaa
    • käsikähmä
    * * *
    1. past tense, past participle - fought; verb
    1) (to act against (someone or something) with physical violence: The two boys are fighting over (= because of) some money they found.) tapella, taistella
    2) (to resist strongly; to take strong action to prevent: to fight a fire; We must fight against any attempt to deprive us of our freedom.) taistella vastaan
    3) (to quarrel: His parents were always fighting.) riidellä
    2. noun
    1) (an act of physical violence between people, countries etc: There was a fight going on in the street.) taistelu, tappelu
    2) (a struggle; action involving effort: the fight for freedom of speech; the fight against disease.) kamppailu
    3) (the will or strength to resist: There was no fight left in him.) taistelunhalu
    4) (a boxing-match.) nyrkkeilyottelu
    - fight back
    - fight it out
    - fight off
    - fight one's way
    - fight shy of
    - put up a good fight

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  • 16 hurry

    • hyörinä
    • hätiköidä
    • hätiköinti
    • hätäisyys
    • hätäillä
    • hätäily
    • hätä
    • joutua
    • jouduttaa
    • hoppu
    • hoputtaa
    • hosua
    • hutiloida
    • hoppuilla
    • vauhti
    • viedä kiireesti
    • ennättää
    • ehättää
    • ehtiä
    • rientoaskel
    • riento
    • rientää
    • kiidättää
    • kiirehtiä
    • kiireisyys
    • kiiruhtaa
    • kiire
    • melu
    • pitää kiirettä
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) kiirehtiä, hoputtaa
    2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) viedä kiireesti
    2. noun
    1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) hoppu
    2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) kiire
    - hurriedly
    - in a hurry
    - hurry up

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  • 17 introduction

    • opastus
    • ohjaus
    • johdantoluku
    • johdattaminen
    • johdatus
    • johdanto
    • esipuhe
    • esittely
    • sisäänvienti
    • alkulause
    • alustus
    • suositus
    • käyttöönotto
    • pohjustus
    * * *
    1) (the act of introducing, or the process of being introduced: the introduction of new methods.) käyttöönotto
    2) (an act of introducing one person to another: The hostess made the introductions and everyone shook hands.) esittely
    3) (something written at the beginning of a book explaining the contents, or said at the beginning of a speech etc.) johdanto

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  • 18 move

    • olla liikkeessä
    • ohjata
    • panna liikkeelle
    • saada tekemään
    • toimenpide
    • johtaa
    • herättää
    • hievauttaa
    • hievahtaa
    • hievahdus
    • hellyttää
    • hivuttautua
    • veto
    • edetä
    • astua
    • ehdottaa
    • ehdottaa kokouksessa
    • esittää
    • siirtovuoro
    • siirto (peli)
    automatic data processing
    • siirto (ATK)
    • siirto
    • siirtyä
    • siirtää
    • siirto(tietotekn)
    • siirto(pelissä)
    • raahata
    • tempaus
    • tehdä ehdotus
    • kiikuttaa
    • liikkua
    • liike
    • liikahtaa
    • liikuttaa
    • liikutella
    • liikauttaa
    • liikehtiä
    • mennä
    • muuttaa
    • muutto
    • saattaa
    • kulkea
    • kuljettaa
    • kuljeskella
    * * *
    mu:v 1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) change position or go from one place to another: He moved his arm; Don't move!; Please move your car.) liikkua, siirtyä, siirtää
    2) (to change houses: We're moving on Saturday.) muuttaa
    3) (to affect the feelings or emotions of: I was deeply moved by the film.) liikuttua
    2. noun
    1) ((in board games) an act of moving a piece: You can win this game in three moves.) siirto
    2) (an act of changing homes: How did your move go?) muutto
    - moveable
    - movement
    - movie
    - moving
    - movingly
    - get a move on
    - make a move
    - move along
    - move heaven and earth
    - move house
    - move in
    - move off
    - move out
    - move up
    - on the move

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  • 19 observance

    • huomioonotto
    • huomioonottaminen
    • seremonia
    * * *
    1) (the act of obeying rules etc: the observance of the law.) kuuliaisuus
    2) (the act of observing (a tradition etc): the observance of religious holidays.) viettäminen

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  • 20 patricide

    • isänmurha
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    1) (the act of killing one's father.) isänmurha
    2) (a person who does such an act.) isänmurhaaja

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