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1 sit tight
• pysyä lujana• pitää pintansa* * *(to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.) pysyä paikoillaan -
2 uncertain
• horjuva• empivä• epäröivä• epäilevä• epämääräinen• epäileväinen• epäiltävä• epävakainen• epävakaa• epäuskoinen• epätodennäköinen• epätietoinen• epävarma• arka• arveluttava• tietymätön• tietämätön• hapuileva• haparoiva• pelokas• spekulatiivinen• kyseenalainen* * *1) ((of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing: I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.) epävarma2) (not definitely known or settled: My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.) epävakaa• -
3 the
• sitä• sellainen• se* * *ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
4 one
• toinen• jompikumpi• jonkin• joku• eräs• ainoa• ykkönen• yksi* * *1. noun1) (the number or figure 1: One and one is two (1 + 1 = 2).) yksi2) (the age of 1: Babies start to talk at one.) vuoden vanha2. pronoun1) (a single person or thing: She's the one I like the best; I'll buy the red one.)2) (anyone; any person: One can see the city from here.)3. adjective1) (1 in number: one person; He took one book.) yksi, eräs2) (aged 1: The baby will be one tomorrow.) yksivuotias3) (of the same opinion etc: We are one in our love of freedom.) yhtä mieltä•- one-- oneself
- one-night stand
- one-off
- one-parent family
- one-sided
- one-way
- one-year-old 4. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is one year old.) yksivuotias- all one- be one up on a person
- be one up on
- not be oneself
- one and all
- one another
- one by one
- one or two -
5 subject
• opetusaine• oppiaine• opintoaine• riippuvainen• näkökohta• ilmiö• juttu• huomauttaa• alistaa valtaansa• aihe• alistaachemistry• aine• alamainen• asia• vallanalainen• puheenaihe• teema• kohde• koehenkilö• jättää• halukas• seikka• subjekti• tapaus• kukistaa• kysymys• kouluaine* * *1. adjective((of countries etc) not independent, but dominated by another power: subject nations.) alamais-2. noun1) (a person who is under the rule of a monarch or a member of a country that has a monarchy etc: We are loyal subjects of the Queen; He is a British subject.) kansalainen2) (someone or something that is talked about, written about etc: We discussed the price of food and similar subjects; What was the subject of the debate?; The teacher tried to think of a good subject for their essay; I've said all I can on that subject.) aihe3) (a branch of study or learning in school, university etc: He is taking exams in seven subjects; Mathematics is his best subject.) aine4) (a thing, person or circumstance suitable for, or requiring, a particular kind of treatment, reaction etc: I don't think her behaviour is a subject for laughter.) kohde5) (in English, the word(s) representing the person or thing that usually does the action shown by the verb, and with which the verb agrees: The cat sat on the mat; He hit her because she broke his toy; He was hit by the ball.) subjekti3. səb'‹ekt verb1) (to bring (a person, country etc) under control: They have subjected all the neighbouring states (to their rule).) alistaa valtaansa2) (to cause to suffer, or submit (to something): He was subjected to cruel treatment; These tyres are subjected to various tests before leaving the factory.) alistaa•- subjective
- subjectively
- subject matter
- change the subject
- subject to -
6 judge
• otaksua• palkintotuomari• ruotia• toimia tuomarina• tuomita• tuntijalaw• tuomita (olla tuomarina)• tuomari• antaa palautetta• arvostelutuomari• arvioida• asiantuntija• arvostella• päätellä• ratkaista• repostella• harkita• kritikoida• kritisoidalaw• käräjätuomari• pitää* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) antaa tuomio2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) toimia arvostelutuomarina3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) arvioida4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tuomita2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tuomari2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arvostelutuomari3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) asiantuntija•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
7 second
• toinen (luku)• toinen• toisen luokan tavaralaw• todistaja• toissijainen• hetki• hetkinen• avustaa• puoltaa• kannattaa• kakkonen• sekunti• sekundantti• seuraava• komentaa toisiin tehtäviin• lähin mies* * *I 1. 'sekənd adjective1) (next after, or following, the first in time, place etc: February is the second month of the year; She finished the race in second place.) toinen2) (additional or extra: a second house in the country.) toinen3) (lesser in importance, quality etc: She's a member of the school's second swimming team.) kakkos-2. adverb(next after the first: He came second in the race.)3. noun1) (a second person, thing etc: You're the second to arrive.)2) (a person who supports and helps a person who is fighting in a boxing match etc.)4. verb(to agree with (something said by a previous speaker), especially to do so formally: He proposed the motion and I seconded it.)5. noun(a secondary school.) keskiasteen koulu- seconder- secondly
- secondary colours
- secondary school
- second-best
- second-class
- second-hand
- second lieutenant
- second-rate
- second sight
- second thoughts
- at second hand
- come off second best
- every second week
- month
- second to none II 'sekənd noun1) (the sixtieth part of a minute: He ran the race in three minutes and forty-two seconds.) sekunti2) (a short time: I'll be there in a second.) hetki -
8 wish
• toivomus• toivotella• toivottaa• toive• toivoa• toivotus• odottaa hartaasti• ikävöidä• janota• havitella• himoita• hinkua• vetoomus• elättää toivoa• esittää toivomus• anomus• pyyntö• pyytää• pyyde• tavoitella• halu• haave• halata• haluta• mieliä• mieltymys• mielihalu• mieliteko• mieli• tahtoa• tahto• kärkkyä* * *wiʃ 1. verb1) (to have and/or express a desire: There's no point in wishing for a miracle; Touch the magic stone and wish; He wished that she would go away; I wish that I had never met him.) toivoa2) (to require (to do or have something): Do you wish to sit down, sir?; We wish to book some seats for the theatre; I'll cancel the arrangement if you wish.) haluta3) (to say that one hopes for (something for someone): I wish you the very best of luck.) toivottaa2. noun1) (a desire or longing, or the thing desired: It's always been my wish to go to South America some day.) haave2) (an expression of desire: The fairy granted him three wishes; Did you make a wish?) toivomus3) ((usually in plural) an expression of hope for success etc for someone: He sends you his best wishes.) toivotukset, terveiset•- wishing-well -
9 favour
• palvelus• hyödyttää• hemmotella• hellitellä• helliä• erityisetu• puoltaa• kohteliaisuus• lellitellä• lelliä• kannattaa• suosionosoitus• suopeus• suosio• suosia• suositettu• suosiollisuus• suosittelu* * *'feivə 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) palvelus2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) suopeus3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) suosinta4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) suosio2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) kannattaa- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) suosikki- in favour of
- in one's favour -
10 hope
• toive• toivo• toivottavasti• toivoa• odottaa• mahdollisuus* * *həup 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) toivoa2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) toivo2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) toivo3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) toive•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes -
11 next
• tuleva• jälkeinen• tämän jälkeen• viereen• viereinen• ensi• sitten• välitön• seuraavan kerran• seuraavaksi• seuraava• lähin• lähinnä• läheinen* * *nekst 1. adjective(nearest in place, time etc: When you have called at that house, go on to the next one; The next person to arrive late will be sent away; Who is next on the list?) seuraava2. adverb(immediately after in place or time: John arrived first and Jane came next.) seuraavaksi3. pronoun(the person or thing nearest in place, time etc: Finish one question before you begin to answer the next; One minute he was sitting beside me - the next he was lying on the ground.) seuraava- biggest
- oldest
- next door
- next to -
12 which
• joka• jota• mikä• minkä• kumpi• kuka* * *wi 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) mikä, kuka, kumpi2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) joka, mikä3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which
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