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1 few
• jokunen• harvat• hiukan• vähälukuinen• vähän• harva• harvalukuinen• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) harvat- a few- few and far between -
2 slack
• olla vetelä• saamaton• höllentää• hölletä• höllä• höllentyä• höltyä• höllärakenteinen• höllätä• irtonainen• innoton• jännittämätön• jännittymätön• heikko• hiilimurska• hiljentää• hiljainen• hervoton• hidas• hiljentyä• hellittäätechnology• holkkuma• holtiton• veltto• veltostunut• vetelehtiä• vetelätechnology• välys• välinpitämätön• väljät housut• väljyys• ponneton• rento• kiristämätön• leväperäinen• liikkumavara• nahjusmainen• löysä• löyhä• löyhäotteinen• suurpiirteinen• tarmoton• kunnoton• laiminlyödä• laimea• laiska• pingottumaton* * *slæk1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) löysä2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) löysä3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) välinpitämätön4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) hiljainen•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks -
3 common
• totunnainen• normaali• hyväksyttävä• jokapäiväinen• julkinen• tyydyttävä• tunnettu• epähieno• frekventti• alhainen• arkipäiväinen• arkinen• usein esiintyvä• vallitseva• yhteinen• yhteis-• yhteiskunnallinen• yhteismaa• yhteisniitty• rahvaanomainen• tavanomainen• tavallinen• kelvollinen• keskinkertainen• kohtalainen• halpa• sovinnainen• yleinen• käypä• laatuunkäypä* * *'komən 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) yleinen, tavallinen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) yhteinen3) (publicly owned: common property.) julkinen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) karkea5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) tavallinen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) yleisnimi2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) yleinen virkistysalue- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
4 stand
• olla voimassa• olla pystyssä• olla• osasto• nousta• näyttelyosasto• jalka• jalustin• jalusta• jaksaa• sijaisnäyttelijä• sijaita• sietää• sijainen• sijaisopettaja• aitio• asenne• alustamilitary• asema• pukkiteline• puhujalava• pukki• pylväs• pysyä• teline• katsomo• kanta• kestää• kokea• kioski• myyntikoju• myyntiteline• passipaikka• seisoa• seistä• suhtautuminen• suhtautumiskanta• suvaita• kärsiä• lehteri• lava• koroke* * *stænd 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) seistä2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) nousta seisomaan3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) seisoa4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) olla voimassa5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) sijaita6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) olla jossakin asemassa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) asettua ehdolle8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) asettaa9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) kestää10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) tarjota2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) asema2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) teline3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) koju4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) katsomo5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) todistajanaitio•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) kesto2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) arvo•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) peruutus-5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) peruutuslipulla- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
5 couple
• aviopari• yhdistää• koirapari• koiranvitjat• liittää• liittyä pariksi• pariskunta• pari• kytkeätechnology• kytkeä yhteen* * *1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) pari, muutama2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pariskunta2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) kytkeä yhteen- couplet- coupling -
6 dislike
• paheksua• paheksunta• inho• tyytymättömyys• tuntea vastenmielisyyttä• vastenmielisyys• vastahakoisuus• vihata• vihollisuus• antipatia• kauna• halveksia* * *1. verb(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) inhota2. noun(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) inho -
7 invalid
• invalidi• heikko• vapauttaa palveluksestaautomatic data processing• epäkelpo• epäjohdonmukainen• vaivainen• vammainen• voimaton• väärälaw• pätemätön• raihnas• raihnainen• kelpaamaton• mitätön• sairas henkilö* * *I in'vælid adjective((of a document or agreement etc) having no legal force; not valid: Your passport is out of date and therefore invalid.) mitätön- invalidity II 1. 'invəlid noun(a person who is ill or disabled: During his last few years, he was a permanent invalid.) sairas, invalidi2. -li:d verb1) ((with out) to remove (especially a soldier) from service, because of illness: He was invalided out of the army.)2) (to cause (especially a soldier) to be disabled: He was invalided in the last war.) -
8 might
• voima• valta• voimallisuus• potentiaali• pystyvyys• teho• kapasiteetti• saattaisi• mahtavuus• mahti• taito• kyky* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) saattaa2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) saattaisi, saada3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) voida•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) mahti- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
9 part-time
• osapäiväinen• osa-aika• osa-aikainen• osapäivä• osapäivätoiminen• sivutoiminen• puolipäiväinen* * *adjective, adverb (not taking one's whole time; for only a few hours or days a week: a part-time job; She works part-time.) osa-aika -
10 scattered
• harvassa oleva• hujan hajan• erillään• etäinen• erillään toisistaan• siellä täällä• levällään• hajalle• hajallaan• hajalla• hajalleen• hajanainen• harva• hajan• harvaan• hajallinen* * *adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) hajanainen -
11 several
• erillinen• eri• erityinen• usea• useat• monet• muutama• muutamia• lukuisia• lukuisa* * *'sevrəl 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) usea2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) jotkut, jotkin -
12 such
• noin• näin• niin• tälläinen• tuommoinen• tällainen• tuollainen• moinen• senlaatuinen• sentapainen• senkaltainen• sellainen• sensuuntainen• semmoinen* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) sellainen2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) sellainen3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) niin, niin suuri4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) todella2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) se, ne, sinänsä- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is
См. также в других словарях:
not a few — ► not a few a considerable number. Main Entry: ↑few … English terms dictionary
not a few — phrasal : quite a few not a few of the members were absent a custom followed in not a few countries * * * not a few A good number (of) • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * a considerable number his fiction has caused not a few readers … Useful english dictionary
not a few — quite a few or a good few or not a few a good few or not a few a fairly large number of people or things The letter arrived quite a few days ago. I ve turned down a good few job offers … English dictionary
not a few — See: QUITE A FEW … Dictionary of American idioms
not a few — See: QUITE A FEW … Dictionary of American idioms
not\ a\ few — See: quite a few … Словарь американских идиом
not a few — a considerable number. → few … English new terms dictionary
few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
few — ► DETERMINER , PRONOUN , & ADJECTIVE 1) (a few) a small number of. 2) not many. ► NOUN (the few) ▪ a select minority. ● few and far between Cf. ↑few and far between … English terms dictionary
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
