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1 guess
• oletus• olettamus• olettaa• ounastella• veikkaus• veikata• ennustaa• ennakkoarvelu• ennuste• enteillä• ennakoida• aavistaa• arvella• arvelu• arvailla• arvailu• arvata• arvaus• uumoilla• uskoa• vainuta• vaistota• povata• profetoida• likiarvo• luulla• luulo* * *ɡes 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) arvata2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) luulla2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) veikkaus- anybody's guess -
2 charades
noun singular (a game in which each syllable of a word, and then the whole word, is acted and the audience has to guess the word.) tavuleikki -
3 conjecture
• olettaa• oletus• olettamus• otaksuminen• otaksua• ajatus• arvailla• arvella• arvata• arvailu• arvaus• arvioida• arvelu• arvio• uskoa• haaveilla* * *kən'‹ek ə 1. noun((an) opinion formed on slight evidence; a guess: He made several conjectures about where his son might be.) arvelu2. verb(to guess.) arvella -
4 hazard
• onnenkauppa• riskeerata• riski• hasardi• veto• este• arpapeli• arveluttavuus• uskaltaa• vahingonvaara• vaara• vaarantaa• uhka• haaveri• sattuma* * *'hæzəd 1. noun((something which causes) a risk of harm or danger: the hazards of mountain-climbing.) vaara2. verb1) (to risk; to be prepared to do (something, the result of which is uncertain): Are you prepared to hazard your life for the success of this mission?) vaarantaa2) (to put forward (a guess etc).) rohjeta esittää•- hazardousness -
5 riddle
• sokkelo• ampua seulaksi• arvoitus• tehdä tyhjäksi• selittää• seuloa• seula* * *I 'ridl noun(a puzzle usually in the form of a question, which describes an object, person etc in a mysterious or misleading way: Can you guess the answer to this riddle?; The answer to the riddle `What flies for ever, and never rests?' is `The wind'.) arvoitusII 'ridl verb(to make (something) full of holes: They riddled the car with bullets.) ampua seulaksi -
6 say
• tokaista• todeta• ilmaista• ilmoittaa• jutella• vastata• virkkaa• deklamoida• väittää• pukahtaa• puhua• puuskahtaa• sananvalta• sanoa• sanottava• sanokaamme• mainita• lausua• lausahtaa• lukea* * *sei 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.)2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.)3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.)4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.)2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) sananvalta, sanottava- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
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7 speculation
• olettamus• havittelu• arvio• arvausfinance, business, economy• valuuttakeinottelustock exchange• pörssikeinottelufinance, business, economy• keinottelu• mietiskely• spekulointi• spekulaatio• pohdiskelu• pohdinta* * *1) (a guess: Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.) arvio2) (the act of speculating: There was great speculation as to what was happening.) arvailu -
8 toss
• paiskata• pallotella• häätää• heitto• heitellä• heilua• heittää• heitteille• heilauttaa• heittelehtiä• huiskaus• viskaus• viskata• aaltoilla• puskea• puskia• keikkua• keinua• keikauttaa• keikuttaa• keikaus* * *tos 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) heittää2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) heittelehtiä3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) keikkua4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) heittää kruunaa ja klaavaa2. noun(an act of tossing.) heitto- toss up- win/lose the toss
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