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41 affirmative action
noun (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). -
42 all
• jokainen• jok'ainoa• jok'ikinen• aivan• koko• kokonaan• liian• kaikki• pitkin* * *o:l 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) kaikki, koko2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) kaikki2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) täysin2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) sitäkin•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all -
43 any
• joka• joku• jokin• mikään• mikä tahansa• mitään• yhtään• kuka tahansa• kukaan• lainkaan* * *'eni 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) mikä tahansa2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) mikään, missään, yhtään2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) jokainen3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) yhtään- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case -
44 arguable
• kyseenalainen* * *adjective (able to be put forward in argument: It is arguable that he would have been better to go.) kiistanalainen -
45 beyond expectation
(much more or much better than expected: The plan succeeded beyond all expectations; The hotel was beyond our expectations.) -
46 brain drain
• aivovienti• aivovuoto* * *(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) aivovuoto -
47 break
• opettaa• pakahtua• rikkoa• räjäyttää• romuttaa• rikkoutuma• rusentaa• rikkoutua• ruhjoa• runnella• tuhota• tunkeutua• nujertaa• häiriö• hävittää• hengähdystauko• vaurio• vika• vioittuma• aukko• erottaa• valjeta• välitunti• väliaika• välirikko• puoliaika• purkaa• puhjeta• puhkaista• raastaa• päivänkoitto• raadella• raivata• rakoilla• rako• repiä• repeämä• rainan katkeaminen• tauko• katkoa• katkeaminen• katkaista• katkeilla• katko• katkeama• katkos• katketa• kesyttää• keskeytys• keskeyttää• koittaa• koitto• lepotauko• kajastaa• kaiku• kajastus• hajottaa• haljeta• halkeama• halkaista• hajota• halkeilla• hajaantua• musertaa• murtautua• murska• murskata• murto• murtuma• murtuminen• murtaa• murros• muuttua• murtua• paussi• pelikatko• mahdollisuus• sortua• särkyä• särkeä• särö• taittua• taittuma• taittaa• kukistaa• käyttökeskeytys• pirstoa• lohkeama• lohkaista• luhistaa* * *breik 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rikkoa, särkeä, murtaa2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) katkaista3) (to make or become unusable.) rikkoa, mennä rikki4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) rikkoa5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) lyödä6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) keskeyttää7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rikkoa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ilmoittaa9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) murtua10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) vaimentaa11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) puhjeta2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) katko2) (a change: a break in the weather.) muutos3) (an opening.) aukko4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tilaisuus•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) särkyvä esine- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it -
48 buck up
• rohkeutta• rohkaista• virkistää• kiirehdi• piristää* * *1) (to hurry: You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus.) pitää kiirettä2) (to cheer up: She bucked up when she heard the news.) piristyä -
49 capable
• osaava• etevä• ammattimainen• ammattitaitoinen• vaikuttava• pätevä• pystyvä• tehokas• kelvollinen• kelpoinen• taitava• älykäs• kunnollinen• kykenevä• kyvykäs• lahjakas• kompetentti* * *'keipəbl1) (clever especially in practical ways: She'll manage somehow - she's so capable!) taitava2) ((with of) clever enough to; likely to; able to: He is capable of doing better; He is quite capable of cheating us.) kykenevä•- capably- capability -
50 carry
• toimittaa• johtaa• tuoda• tuottaa• viedä• sisältää• siirtää (BIO)• siirtobitti• siirtää• ajaa• ajaa läpi• vallata• välittää• kantautua• kantaa• kantama• kantomatka• kestää• kiikuttaa• liikuttaa• kannatella• kannattaaautomatic data processing• muistinumeroautomatic data processing• muistiluku• muistiinautomatic data processing• muistibitti• muuttaa• kuljettaa• pitää mukanaan* * *'kæri1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) kantaa, kuljettaa2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) kulkea3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) kannattaa4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) pitää sisällään5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ajaa läpi6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) käyttäytyä•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight -
51 clear up
• järjestää• siivota• puhdistaa• kirkastua• seestyä• seljetä• selvetä• selvitä• selviytyä• selittää• selvittää* * *1) (to make clean, tidy etc: Clear up this mess!) siivota2) (to become better etc: If the weather clears up, we'll go for a picnic.) kirkastua -
52 comfort
• tyytyväisyys• tyynnytys• tyynnyttää• helpottaa• huojentaa• huojennus• viihdytys• viihdyke• viihtymys• viihtyisyys• auttaa• aineellinen hyvinvointi• rauhoittaa• lievike• lievittää• lohdutus• lievitys• lohduttaa• mukavuus• nautinto• lohtu* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) hyvinvointi2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) mukavuus, lohtu•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off -
53 contrast
• jyrkästi erota• vastakohta• vastakkaisuus• verrata• vertailla• ero• asettaa vastakkain• muodostaa vastakohta• sävykkyys• poiketa• kontrasti* * *1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) olla ristiriidassa2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) verrata2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) vastakohtaisuus2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) vastakohta -
54 cool
• pakastua• nuiva• hävytön• tuore• tyyni• hillitty• viileä• viileys• vilvoitella• vilpoinen• viiletä• vilpoisa• vilpoisuus• viilentää• vilvoittaa• viilentyä• rauhallinen• rauhoittua• raikas• kiihkoton• kainostelematon• jäähtyä• jäähtynyt• jäätyä• jäähdyttää• kalsea• haalea• haaleta• seesteinen• kylmä• kylmetä• kylmäpäinen• kylmentää• kylmäverinen• kylmäkiskoinen• kylmentyätechnology• lauhduttaa• kolea* * *ku:l 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) viileä2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) rauhallinen3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) viileä4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!)2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) viilentää, jäähtyä2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) viiletä, lauhtua3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) viileys- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool -
55 crawl
• ryömiä• ryömiminen• kihistä• mateleminen• madella• matelu• mataa• krooli• kroolata• kömpiä• laahustaa• kontata• kompuroida* * *kro:l 1. verb1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) ryömiä2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) kontata3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) madella4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) kuhista2. noun1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) matelu2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) krooli -
56 cure
• palvata• hoito• hoitomenetelmä• hoitokeino• hoitaa• vastamyrkky• terapia• tervehdyttää• parannus• parantaa (hoitaa)• parantaa• parannuskeino• parantuminen• parannuskuuri• savustaa• lääke• lääkintä• lääkitys• lääkitä• suolata• säilöä• kuntouttaa• kuuri• korjata* * *kjuə 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) parantaa2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) parantaa3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) säilöä2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) keino- curable- curative -
57 day by day
• päivittäin• päivä päivältä* * *(every day: He's getting better day by day.) päivä päivältä -
58 deserving
• oivallinen• oiva• ihailtava• ihana• hyvä• verraton• erinomainen• erittäin hyvä• ansiokas• ansioitunut• upea• pätevä• kiitettävä• mainio• suurenmoinen• kunnostautunut• loistava* * *1) (worthy or suitable (to be given charity etc): I only give money to deserving causes.) arvokas, ansiokas2) ((with of) worthy of: He is deserving of better treatment than this.) jonkin arvoinen -
59 distance
• jättää jälkeensä• distanssi• ero• etäisyys• välimatka• väli• kaukaisuus• matka• matka (etäisyys)• taival• taipale* * *'distəns1) (the space between things, places etc: Some of the children have to walk long distances to school; It's quite a distance to the bus stop; It is difficult to judge distance when driving at night; What's the distance from here to London?) matka, välimatka2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) etäisyys•- distant -
60 eclipse
• himmetä• himmeneminen• himmenntää• himmentää• ellipsi• hallita• saattaa varjoon• ylittää• pimennys• pimittää• pimentää* * *i'klips 1. noun(the disappearance of the whole or part of the sun when the moon comes between it and the earth, or of the moon when the earth's shadow falls across it: When was the last total eclipse of the sun?) pimennys2. verb1) (to obscure or cut off the light or sight of (the sun or moon): The sun was partially eclipsed at 9 a.m.) pimentää2) (to be much better than: His great success eclipsed his brother's achievements.) peittää varjoonsa
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