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1 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) harvassa -
2 be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
(to be very awkward or clumsy in handling or holding things: He was so excited that his fingers were all thumbs and he dropped the cup.) olla poropeukaloEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be all fingers and thumbs / my etc fingers are all thumbs
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3 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) olla kahden tulen välissäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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4 be torn between (one thing and another)
(to have a very difficult choice to make between (two things): He was torn between obedience to his parents and loyalty to his friends.) olla kahden tulen välissäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > be torn between (one thing and another)
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5 far and away
• verrattomasti• ehdottomasti• ylivoimaisesti* * *(by a very great amount: She is far and away the cleverest girl in the class!) ehdottomasti -
6 high and mighty
• pöyhkeä• mahtaileva• ylpeä• kopeileva• koppava* * *(behaving as if one thinks one is very important: Don't be so high and mighty - you're just like any one of us.) pöyhkeä -
7 out-and-out
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8 over and done with
(finished; no longer important: He has behaved very wickedly in the past but that's all over and done with now.) ollutta ja mennyttä -
9 pick and choose
• valikoida* * *(to select or choose very carefully: When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want).) valikoida -
10 scrimp and save
(to be mean or very careful with money: She scrimps and saves for her sons' education.) nuukailla, elää nuukasti, pihistellä, elää pihistellen -
11 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) ennen pitkää -
12 before (very) long
(soon: Come in and wait - he'll be here before long!) ennen pitkää -
13 rain cats and dogs
(to rain very hard.) sataa kuin saavista kaataen -
14 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) sielu ja henki -
15 tight
• tiukassa• tiukasti• tiuha• tiukka• nuuka• jännittynyt• jännitetty• ahdas• ahdistava• puristava• päissään• päihtynyt• raoton• tiivis• tiiviisti• kapea• kitsas• kiinteä• kireä• liian tiivis• liian pieni• myötäinen• saita• suppea• piukka• pingotettu• pitävä• kova• luja• lujasti• lujalla* * *1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tiukka2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) kireällä3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) tiukka4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) kireä2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tiiviisti- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt -
16 dachshund
• mäyrä-koira• mäyräkoira* * *(a type of small dog with a long body and very short legs.) mäyräkoira -
17 dynamic
• toiminallinen• edistyksellinen• dynamiikka• dynaaminen• energinen• voimaperäinen (dyn.)• voimaperäinen• voimallinen• liike-* * *1) (concerned with force.) dynaaminen, voima-2) ((of a person) forceful and very energetic.) dynaaminen•- dynamics -
18 fervent
• palavahenkinen• palava• tulenpalava• tulinen• innostunut• innokas• intohimoinen• intomielinen• tunteellinen• hurskas• fanaattinen• kiihkeä• kiihkeämielinen• kiihkoisa• kiivas• leimuava• harras• haltioitunut• kuumaverinen• kuuma* * *'fə:vənt(enthusiastic and very sincere: fervent hope.) harras, palava -
19 laser
• laser* * *'leizə((an instrument that produces) a narrow and very intense beam of light: The men were cutting the sheets of metal with a laser; ( also adjective) a laser beam.) laser -
20 lemon
• sitruunapuu• sitruunankeltainen• sitruuna* * *'lemənnoun, adjective1) ((of) a type of oval, juicy, citrus fruit with pale yellow skin and very sour juice: She added the juice of a lemon to the pudding; a lemon drink.) sitruuna2) ((of) the colour of this fruit: a pale lemon dress.) sitruunankeltainen•- lemonade- lemon grass
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