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1 give up
• jättää sikseen• herpaantua• heittää• hellittää• heittää sikseen• hylätä• alistua• antautua• antaa myöten• antaa periksi• päästää• resignoitua• keskeyttää• kieltäytyä• jättää• taipua• lakata• luopua jostakin• luopua kruunusta• lopettaa• luopua• luovuttaa* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) lopettaa2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) luopua3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) luovuttaa, antautua4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) omistaa5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) pitää jonakin -
2 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) eksyttää jäljiltäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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3 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) eksyttää jäljiltäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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4 it
• sitä• se* * *it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) se2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) juuri4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
5 quarter
• painomitta• ilmansuunta• jakaa neljään osaan• vartti• asunto• sijoittaalaw• armahdus• armo• vuosineljännes• puoli• kaupunginosa• nelikko• neljännesdollari• neljännesvuosi• neljäsosa• neljännes• majoittaa• maa• suunta• taho• kulmakunta• kulma• piiru• kortteli• kortteeri• kolkka* * *'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) neljännes2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) neljännes8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vähentää neljäsosaan3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) majoittaa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) neljännesvuosittain4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
6 sacrifice
• omistaa• tunnustaa• alttiiksiantavaisuus• uhraus• uhrata• uhri• teurasuhri• kieltäymys• luopua* * *1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) uhraus2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) uhri3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) uhraus2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) uhrata2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) uhrata•- sacrificially -
7 indirect object
• objektiivi* * *(the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given, done etc: In `Give me the book', `Tell the children a story', `Boil John an egg', me, the children and John are indirect objects.) epäsuora objekti -
8 change
• oikaisu• junanvaihto• henkilömuutos• henkilövaihdos• heilahdus• vastine• siirtyä• ailahdella• vaihtorahat• vaihtaa pukua• vaihtaa uuteen• vaihdella• vaihto• vaihtaa junaa ym• vaihde• vaihtelu• vaihdos• vaihtua• vaihtoraha• vaihtuminen• vaihtovaatekerta• vaihtaa• vaihtaa kulkuneuvoa• pörssi• mennä• muuttaa• muuttaa (muuntaa)• muuntuatechnology• muuntaa• muuttaa pukuaautomatic data processing• muutos (atk)• muute• muutto• muunnella• muuttua• muuttaminen• muutos• muuttuminen• muutella• parannus• käänne• kääntää• käydä• pikkuraha• kolikot• korjaus• lunastaa* * *ein‹ 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) muuttaa, muuttua2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) vaihtaa3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) vaihtaa4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) muuttaa, muuttua joksikin5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) vaihtaa2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) muutos2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) muutos3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) vaihto4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) vaihtoraha5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) vaihtoraha6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) vaihtelu•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change -
9 credit
bookkeeping• saaminenfinance, business, economy• hyvittää (kaup.)• hyvittää• hyvitysfinance, business, economy• hyvittää tiliä• velka• vippi• alkutekstit• ansio• usko• uskoa• merkitä hyväksi• meriitti• mainebookkeeping• kredit• kredit-puoli• kunnia• krediitti• laina• piste• luottamus• luotto* * *'kredit 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) luotto2) (money loaned (by a bank).) luotto3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) luottokelpoisuus4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) kreditpuoli5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) saldo6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) luottamus, uskottavuus7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) todistus suoritetusta kurssista2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) hyvittää2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) uskoa jollakulla olevan jotakin3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) uskoa•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit -
10 exchange
• vastine• vaihdantafinance, business, economy• vaihtokauppa• vaihto• vaihtaafinance, business, economy• valuutanvaihto• vaihde• vaihde (tel)• vaihde(puhelin)finance, business, economy• valuutta• välitys• puhelinkeskus• pörssi• rahanvaihto• keskustelu• keskusfinance, business, economy• kurssi* * *iks' ein‹ 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) vaihtaa2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vaihtaa2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) vaihtokauppa, vaihto2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) sananvaihto3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) valuutanvaihto4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) vaihtokurssi5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) pörssi6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) keskus• -
11 by
• ohi• ohessa• ohitse• palvella• rinnalla• rinnalle• oheen• jollakin tavalla• jonkin mukaan• tyytyväinen• tympääntyä• varrella• viereen• vierellä• vierestä• viereinen• vieressä• eduslle• sivuitse• sivuun• sivulla• aikana• an• riemuissaan• kautta• mukaan• mennessä• ääreen• ääreltä• äärelle• äärellä• äärestä• ääressä• kuluessa• pitkin• luona• lähellä* * *1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) luona, vieressä2) (past: going by the house.) ohi3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) pitkin, kautta4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.)5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.)6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.)7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) mennessä8) (during the time of.) aikana9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.)10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) kertaa11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.)12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.)2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) lähellä2) (past: A dog ran by.) ohi3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) syrjään•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) kiertää- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
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12 mark
• olla merkkinä• panna merkille• painanne• painaa leima• todistus jostakin• nimikoida• numero• jättää jälki• jälki• tunnuskuva• tunnusmerkki• tuntomerkki• tunnus• huomata• hinnoitella• viivata• viivaus• viitoittaa• virhemerkki• enne• signaali• arpi• arvostella• arvosana• uurros• puumerkki• tavoite• tehdä merkintä• koenumero• leima• lipuke• leimata• mitta• merkataautomatic data processing• merkitä (atk)• merkintä• merkki• merkitä• markus• maali• maalitaulu• markka• symboli• laji• piirto• pinna• piiru• pilkka• piste• korjata• lähtöviiva* * *1. noun1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.) markka2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.) merkki4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.) arvosana5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.) tahra6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.) merkki2. verb1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.) merkitä, tahrata2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.) korjata3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.) osoittaa4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.) merkitä muistiin5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.) vartioida•- marked- markedly
- marker
- marksman
- marksmanship
- leave/make one's mark
- mark out
- mark time -
13 do
• riittää• tulla toimeen• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• näytellä osaa• järjestää• hommailla• huijaus• voida• siistiä• ajaa• askarrella• askaroida• valmistaa• välttää• tehdä• kelvata• kemut• kammata• harjoittaa• mennä• petkuttaa• matkustaa• menestyä• menetellä• suorittaa• sopiaautomatic data processing• suorittaa(haku)• laittaa• pirskeet* * *du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
14 honour
• osoittaa arvonantoa• osoittaa kunnioitusta• palkita• ihailla• ihannoida• juhlia• huomionosoitus• arvonanto• arvossapito• arvostaa• antaa arvoa• kohteliaisuus• maine• ylistys• kunnia• kunnianosoitus• kunnioitus• kunnioittaa• kunniapalkinto• kunniantunto• pitää arvossa• lunastaa* * *'onə 1. noun1) (respect for truth, honesty etc: a man of honour.) kunnia2) ((the keeping or increasing of) a person's, country's etc good reputation: We must fight for the honour of our country.) kunnia, maine3) (fame; glory: He won honour on the field of battle.) kunnia4) (respect: This ceremony is being held in honour of those who died in the war.) kunnia5) (something which a person feels to be a reason for pride etc: It is a great honour to be asked to address this meeting.) kunnia6) (a title, degree etc given to a person as a mark of respect for his services, work, ability etc: He has received many honours for his research into cancer.) kunnianosoitus7) ((with capital: with His, Your etc) a title of respect used when talking to or about judges, mayors etc: My client wishes to plead guilty, Your Honour.) Teidän armonne2. verb1) (to show great respect to (a person, thing etc): We should honour the Queen.) osoittaa kunnioitusta2) (to do, say etc something which is a reason for pride, satisfaction etc to: Will you honour us with your presence at the meeting?) kunnioittaa3) (to give (someone) a title, degree etc as a mark of respect for his ability etc: He was honoured for his work with the mentally handicapped.) suoda kunnianosoitus4) (to fulfil (a promise etc): We'll honour our agreement.) täyttää•- honorary- honourable
- honours
- in honour bound
- honour bound
- on one's honour
- word of honour -
15 make
• ommella• pakottaa• panna• saada aikaan• saada• toimeenpanna• työ• tuote• tunnusmerkki• tuottaa• automerkki• ehtiä• erehtyä• solmia• ansaita rahaa• ansaita• valmiste• valmistaa• punoa• produsoida• rakentaafinance, business, economy• tavaramerkki• tehdä• tienata• keittää• leipoa• hankkia• merkki• muodostaa• sepittää• suorittaa• suoriutua• laji• laittaa• laatia• piirtää• pitää* * *meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tehdä2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) saada tekemään3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tehdä joksikin4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tienata5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) olla yhteensä6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tulla joksikin7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) arvioida8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nimittää, valita9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) tehdä2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merkki- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to -
16 price
stock exchange• osakkeen kurssiarvo• hinnoittaa• hinnoitella• hinta• kauppasumma• kauppahinta• määrätä hinta• maksu* * *1. noun1) (the amount of money for which a thing is or can be bought or sold; the cost: The price of the book was $10.) hinta2) (what one must give up or suffer in order to gain something: Loss of freedom is often the price of success.) hinta2. verb1) (to mark a price on: I haven't priced these articles yet.) hinnoitella2) (to find out the price of: He went into the furniture shop to price the beds.) ottaa selville hinta•- pricey
- at a price
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17 trust
• olla varma• panna luottamuksensa• riippuvaisuus• trusti• toivoa• jonkun huostaan uskottu omaisuus• turvata• holhous• varmuus• vastuu• antaa luottoa• uskoa• usko• rahasto• kartelli• hartaasti toivoa• säätiöfinance, business, economy• konserni• konfidenssifinance, business, economy• luotto• luottamus• luottaa* * *1. verb1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) luottaa2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) jättää jonkun huostaan3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) uskoa2. noun1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) luottamus2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) holhous3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) luottamustehtävä4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) uskoa jonkun huostaan5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trusti•- trustee- trustworthy
- trustworthiness
- trusty
- trustily
- trustiness -
18 contact
• olla kosketuksessa• ottaa yhteys johonkuhun• ottaa yhteys• tuntuma• asettua yhteyteen• yhdyshenkilö• tiedonantotechnology• liitin• liittää• liitäntäelectricity• sähköliitinkappale• yhteydenotto• yhteys• kosketus• kosketella• kosketin• kontakti• kontaktihenkilö* * *'kontækt 1. noun1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kosketus2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) yhteys3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) kontakti4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakti5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) tartunnankantaja6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) kontakti2. verb(to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) ottaa yhteys -
19 force
• pakottaa• pakkokeino• panna• painaa• pakkosyöttää• pakkotechnology• pakkosyöttö• painostaa• ryhti• riistää väkipakolla• tunkea• hyötää• jännittää• joukko• tupata• työntää• vauhti• vireys• voima• voima-• sisu• vahvuus• uhata• vaatia• valloittaa• valta• väkivalta• väkevyys• voimassaolo• voimakkuus• puristaa• ponnistusvoima• puhti• puhkaista• ponnekkuus• teho• kiihdyttää• kiristää• murtaa auki• patistaa• sysätä• sysäys• taivuttaa• tarmo• käskeä• lainvoimaisuus• pinnistää* * *fo:s 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) voima2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) voima, mahti3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) voimat2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) pakottaa2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) pakottautua•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
- in
- into force -
20 hail
• huutaa• rae• rakeet• rakeita• terve tervehtiä• sataa rakeita• kutsua* * *I 1. heil noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) raekuuro2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) sade2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.)II 1. heil verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) huutaa2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) ottaa vastaan2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.)3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!)
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To give one the head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To give to the dogs — Dog Dog (d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}). Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the inferior animals… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
