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1 catch sight of
• saada näkyviinsä• huomata* * *(to get a brief view of; to begin to see: He caught sight of her as she came round the corner.) nähdä vilaukselta -
2 sight
• paljon• saada näkyviinsä• näkemiskyky• näkömatka• näköaisti• nähtävyys• näkökanta• näköetäisyys• näytelmä• näkökyky• näkö• näkö-• näky• näkeminen• näkymä• näköpiiri• ilmestys• jyväweapon industry• tähtäin (ase)• tähtäys• tähtäin• tähystin• vilahdusfinance, business, economy• avista• silmäys• päästä näkyviin• katsanto• katseleminen• melkoisesti• kuva* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) näkö2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) näköetäisyys3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) nähtävyys4) (a view or glimpse.) silmäys5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) näky6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) tähtäin2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) nähdä2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) tähdätä•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
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3 spot
• paikka• ruttopaise• näppylä• näppy• jälki• täplä• täplittää• vihmoa• finni• sijainti• silmämilitary• asema• töhriä• vähäinen• pälvi• kohta• merkki• mainospala• mainosfinance, business, economy• spot-kauppa• tahra• lautuma• laikku• laikka• pilkuttaa• piste• pilkku• lokotavara• läntti• läiskä• läikkä* * *spot 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) tahra2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pilkku3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) näppylä4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) paikka5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) vähän2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) huomata2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) keksiä•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) valaista kohdevalolla2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) kiinnittää huomio•- on the spot
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4 dodge
• niksi• hypähtää syrjään• juoni• juonitella• väistää sivuun• väistää• väistöliike• välttää• väistyä• väistellä• vältellä• temppu• kiertää• kikka• metku• metkuilla• laite* * *do‹ 1. verb(to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) väistää2. noun1) (an act of dodging.) väistöliike2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) metku•- dodgy
См. также в других словарях:
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catch sight of — ► catch sight of glimpse for a moment. Main Entry: ↑sight … English terms dictionary
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catch sight of something — catch sight of (someone/something) to see someone or something only for a moment. I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you … New idioms dictionary
catch sight of — we caught sight of a dim flicker of light in the distance Syn: glimpse, catch/get a glimpse of, see, spot, spy, make out, pick out, have sight of; literary espy, descry … Thesaurus of popular words
catch sight of — {v. phr.} To see suddenly or unexpectedly. * /Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree./ Contrast: LOSE SIGHT OF … Dictionary of American idioms
catch sight of — {v. phr.} To see suddenly or unexpectedly. * /Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree./ Contrast: LOSE SIGHT OF … Dictionary of American idioms
catch\ sight\ of — v. phr. To see suddenly or unexpectedly. Allan caught sight of a kingbird in a maple tree. Contrast: lose sight of … Словарь американских идиом
catch sight of — suddenly notice; glimpse. → catch … English new terms dictionary
