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1 see how the land lies
• tunnustella* * *(to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.) tunnustella maaperää -
2 statement
• toteamus• toteaminen• tiliote• ilmaisu• ilmoitus• julistus• julkilausuma• huomautus• esitys• aloite• arviointi• väitös• väittämä• väite• puheenvuoro• raportti• repliikki• tiedote• tiedonanto• kirjelmä• haastattelulausunto• määräys• selvitys• selonteko• selitys• suunvuoro• kuulutus• käskytechnology• lause (tek.)• lauselmaautomatic data processing• lause (ATK)• lausunto• lausuma• lause• lause(tietotekn)• lause(tekniikka)* * *1) (the act of stating.) mainitseminen2) (something that is stated: The prime minister will make a statement tomorrow on the crisis.) lausunto3) (a written statement of how much money a person has, owes etc: I'll look at my bank statement to see how much money is in my account.) tiliote -
3 land
• tilukset• nousta maihin• joutua• vetää maihin• valtakunta• purkaa• päätyä• pyydystää• kaulus• kiinteistö• liitäntäalue• saattaa• maaomaisuus• maasto• maa (maankamara)• maaperä• maa• laskea maihinaviation• laskeutua* * *lænd 1. noun1) (the solid part of the surface of the Earth which is covered by the sea: We had been at sea a week before we saw land.) maa2) (a country: foreign lands.) maa3) (the ground or soil: He never made any money at farming as his land was poor and stony.) maa4) (an estate: He owns land/lands in Scotland.) maa, maaomaisuus2. verb1) (to come or bring down from the air upon the land: The plane landed in a field; They managed to land the helicopter safely; She fell twenty feet, but landed without injury.) laskeutua2) (to come or bring from the sea on to the land: After being at sea for three months, they landed at Plymouth; He landed the big fish with some help.) nousta maihin3) (to (cause to) get into a particular (usually unfortunate) situation: Don't drive so fast - you'll land (yourself) in hospital/trouble!) päätyä•- rouvə
(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)
- landing- landing-gear
- landing-stage
- landlocked
- landlord
- landmark
- land mine
- landowner
- landslide
- landslide victory
- landslide
- landslide defeat
- land up
- land with
- see how the land lies -
4 off the hook
(free from some difficulty or problem: If he couldn't keep the terms of the contract, he shouldn't have signed it - I don't see how we can get him off the hook now.) kiikistä -
5 there is nothing to it
(it is easy: You'll soon see how to do this job - there's nothing to it!) lastenleikkiä -
6 count
• olla tärkeä• painaa• ottaa huomioon• arvioida• kreivifinance, business, economy• lasku• laskeminentextile industry• lankanumero• laskea• laskea mukaan• pitää• luetella• lukea* * *I noun(nobleman in certain countries, equal in rank to a British earl.) kreivi- countessII 1. verb1) (to name the numbers up to: Count (up to) ten.) laskea2) (to calculate using numbers: Count (up) the number of pages; Count how many people there are; There were six people present, not counting the chairman.) laskea3) (to be important or have an effect or value: What he says doesn't count; All these essays count towards my final mark.) merkitä, vaikuttaa4) (to consider: Count yourself lucky to be here.) pitää jonakin2. noun1) (an act of numbering: They took a count of how many people attended.)2) (a charge brought against a prisoner etc: She faces three counts of theft.)3. adjective(see countable.)- counter- countdown
- count on
- out for the count -
7 day
• työpäivä• aika• vuorokausi• päivä* * *dei 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) päivä2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) päivä3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) päivä4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) aika•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) nähdä päiväunia- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
- the other day -
8 come
• olla peräisin• saapua• saapua perille• tulla• no jouduhan• johtua• joutua• päätyä• koittaa• koitua• käydä• lähteä* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) tulla2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) lähestyä3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) tulla4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) sattua5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) edetä6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) olla, nousta2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no no- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
9 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 -
10 flight
• pakoretki• pako• pakomatka• rynnätä• ilmalento• heittäytyä• heitto• vuoro• portaat• porrasvarsi• karkaaminen• karkumatka• karkuretki• lentomatka• lentue• lentovuorotechnology• lento (tek.)• letkaus• lento• parvi• pistosana* * *I noun1) (act of flying: the flight of a bird.) lento2) (a journey in a plane: How long is the flight to New York?) lento3) (a number of steps or stairs: A flight of steps.) portaat4) (a number of birds etc flying or moving through the air: a flight of geese; a flight of arrows.) parvi•- flighty- flight deck
- in flight See also:- fly 2II noun(the act of fleeing or running away from an enemy, danger etc: The general regarded the flight of his army as a disgrace.) pako -
11 imagine
• olettaa• arvella• haaveilla• kuvitella• luulla• luulotella* * *i'mæ‹in1) (to form a mental picture of (something): I can imagine how you felt.) kuvitella2) (to see or hear etc (something which is not true or does not exist): Children often imagine that there are frightening animals under their beds; You're just imagining things!) kuvitella3) (to think; to suppose: I imagine (that) he will be late.) arvella•- imagination
- imaginative -
12 let
• verkkosyöttö• antaa vuokralle• antaa• vuokrata• päästää irti• päästää• sallia• laskea* * *I let present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) antaa, päästää2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) ilmoittaa3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) antaa, lähtekäämme•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II let present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) vuokrata- to let -
13 meter
• runomitta• annostellatechnology• metri (tek.)• metri• metri(tekniikka)• mittari• mittanauha• mitata• mitta• laskuri* * *'mi:tə 1. noun1) (an instrument for measuring, especially quantities of electricity, gas, water etc: If you want to know how much electricity you have used you will have to look at the meter.) mittari2) ((American) see metre1, metre2.)2. verb(to measure (especially electricity etc) by using a meter: This instrument meters rainfall.) mitata, laskea -
14 return
• palata• paluumatka• paluulähetys• paluu-• paluu• palauttaminen• palautus-• palautus• palauttaa• palkkio• palkitseminen• palautua• ritorno• rivinpalautus• tulos• tulo(talous)• tulo• tulla takaisin• tulokset• tulo (raha)• tileistä poistaminen• ilmoitus• ilmoittaa• julistaa• tuotto• tuotos• tuottaa• vastata• edestakainen• vaali• uusiutua• valita parlamenttiin• voitto• tiedot• kimmota• kannattavuus• menopaluulippu• peräytyä• peräytyminen• maksaa takaisin• takaisintulo• kotiinpaluufinance, business, economy• korkotuotto• lähettää takaisin* * *rə'tə:n 1. verb1) (to come or go back: He returns home tomorrow; He returned to London from Paris yesterday; The pain has returned.) palata2) (to give, send, put etc (something) back where it came from: He returned the book to its shelf; Don't forget to return the books you borrowed.) palauttaa3) (I'll return to this topic in a minute.) palata4) (to do (something) which has been done to oneself: She hit him and he returned the blow; He said how nice it was to see her again, and she returned the compliment.) vastata5) ((of voters) to elect (someone) to Parliament.) valita6) ((of a jury) to give (a verdict): The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.) julistaa7) ((in tennis etc) to hit (a ball) back to one's opponent: She returned his serve.) palauttaa2. noun1) (the act of returning: On our return, we found the house had been burgled; ( also adjective) a return journey.) paluu2) (especially in United Kingdom, a round-trip ticket, a return ticket: Do you want a single or a return?) meno-paluulippu•- return match
- return ticket
- by return of post
- by return
- in return for
- in return
- many happy returns of the day
- many happy returns -
15 understand
• oivaltaa• osata• ottaa• saada jokin käsitys• nähdä• tajuta• älytä• ymmärtää• käsittää• luulla tietävänsä* * *1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) ymmärtää2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) ymmärtää3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) ymmärtää•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) ymmärrys2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) ymmärtämys3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) sopimus•- make oneself understood- make understood
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