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121 press
• painostaa• painaa päälle• paino• painin• painautua• painamo• painaa (alas ym)• painaatechnology• paine• painaa(esim. kädellä)• painella• painua• painallus• pakottaa• rutistaa• tunkea• tivata• tiukata• tunkeutua• nipistää• hätyyttää• tuputtaa• tyrkyttää• tupata• herua• silittää• ahtaa• ahdistaa• vaatimalla vaatia• vaatia• väittää• värvätä• puristaa• punnerrus• puserrus• prässi• punnertaa• puserrin• puristin• prässätä• pusertaa• pyytämällä pyytää• rientää• kiirehtiä• kiristää• litistää• likistää• hajottaa• pestata• penätä• patistaa• sanomalehdistö• meistää• mankeloida• sysätä• kuristaa• kovistella• kovistaa• lehdistö• kouristaa* * *pres 1. verb1) (to use a pushing motion (against): Press the bell twice!; The children pressed close to their mother.) painaa, painautua2) (to squeeze; to flatten: The grapes are pressed to extract the juice.) puristaa3) (to urge or hurry: He pressed her to enter the competition.) painostaa, hoputtaa4) (to insist on: The printers are pressing their claim for higher pay.) vaatimalla vaatia5) (to iron: Your trousers need to be pressed.) prässätä2. noun1) (an act of pressing: He gave her hand a press; You had better give your shirt a press.) puristus, silitys2) ((also printing-press) a printing machine.) painokone3) (newspapers in general: It was reported in the press; ( also adjective) a press photographer.) lehdistö4) (the people who work on newspapers and magazines; journalists: The press is/are always interested in the private lives of famous people.) lehdistö5) (a device or machine for pressing: a wine-press; a flower-press.) puristin•- pressing- press conference
- press-cutting
- be hard pressed
- be pressed for
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122 put on airs / give oneself airs
(to behave as if one is better or more important than others: She gives herself such airs that everyone dislikes her.) olla olevinaanEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put on airs / give oneself airs
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123 put right
• ohjata oikeaan• oikoa• oikaista• panna kuntoon• järjestää• asettaa kohdalleen• korjata* * *1) (to repair; to remove faults etc in (something): There is something wrong with this kettle - can you put it right?) korjata2) (to put an end to or change (something that is wrong): You've made a mistake in that sum - you'd better put it right.) korjata3) (to put (a watch, clock etc) to the correct time.) panna oikeaan aikaan4) (to correct (someone who has made a mistake): I thought the meeting was at 2.30, but he put me right.) oikaista5) (to make healthy again: That medicine will soon put you right.) parantaa -
124 racialism
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125 rake up
• kaivaa esille• haravoida* * *(to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten).) kaivella vanhoja asioita -
126 revise
• viimeistellä• uusia• uudistaa• kerrata• muuntua• muuttaa• muokata (muuttaa)• muokata• muovailla• muovata• parannellaprinting (graphic) industry• tarkistusvedos• tarkistaa (oik.)• tarkastaa• tarkistaa• korjata* * *1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) tarkistaa ja korjata2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) kerrata3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) tarkistaa•- revision -
127 risk
• ottaa riski• panna alttiiksi• riski• riskeerata• riski(• hirvetä• vastuuvaara• vastuu• veikata• veto• vaaranvastuu• uhka• vahingonvaara• vaara• vaara (riski)• vaarantaa• uskaltaa• saattaa uhanalaiseksi• mahdollisuus• tappionuhka* * *risk 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) riski2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) panna alttiiksi2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) riskeerata•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
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128 road
• ajotie• redi• reti• tie• katu• maantie• kuja• kulkutie* * *rəud1) (a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on: This road takes you past the school; ( also adjective) road safety.) tie2) ((often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets: His address is 24 School Road.) tie3) (a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere: We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road.) tie4) (a way that leads to something: the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin.) tie•- road map
- roadside
- roadway
- roadworks
- roadworthy
- roadworthiness
- by road
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