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1 set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
(to want very much: He had set his heart on winning the prize; He had his heart set on winning.) tahtoa mihin hintaan tahansaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
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2 last
• riittää• hännänhuippu• jatkua• tuore• viimeksi• vihoviimeinen• viimeisenä• viimeiseksi• viimeinen• viime• viedä aikaa• edellinen• uusin• kestää• kestää (ajallisesti)• lesti• jäädä• mennyt• perimmäinen• peränpitäjä• säilyä• äskeinen• äärimmäinen• pohjimmainen• pitkittyä• lopullinen* * *I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) viimeinen2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) edellinen, viime3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) viimeinen2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.)- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) jatkua2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) kestää•- lasting- last out -
3 pit
• onkalo• orkesterisyvennys• panna tappelemaan• helvetti• varikko• auma• aumata• arpi• tehdä kuoppia• tehdä arpiseksi• kivi• kivet• kaivos• kaivanto• kaivo• permanto• syvennys• takapermanto• ärsyttää• kuilu• kuoppa• pistesyöpymä• poistaa kivi• louhos* * *I 1. pit noun1) (a large hole in the ground: The campers dug a pit for their rubbish.) kuoppa2) (a place from which minerals are dug, especially a coal-mine: a chalk-pit; He works at/down the pit.) kaivos3) (a place beside a motor race track for repairing and refuelling racing cars: The leading car has gone into the pit(s).) varikko2. verb((with against) to set (a person or thing) against another in a fight, competition etc: He was pitted against a much stronger man.)- pitfallII 1. pit noun(the hard stone of a peach, cherry etc.) kivi2. verb(to remove the stone from (a peach, cherry etc).) -
4 spare
• tulla toimeen ilman• niukka• joutilas• jouto• hintelä• vara• vara-• armahtaa• vapaa• vähäeleinen• liietä• liikenevä• salskea• suoda• sääliä• säästää• ylimääräinen• käyttämätön• laiha* * *speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) tulla toimeen ilman2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) olla varaa3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) säästää4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) säästää5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) säästellä6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) säästää joltakulta vaiva2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vara-, ylimääräinen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) vapaa-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varaosa2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varapyörä•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
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5 thin
• ohut• ohentua• niukentaa• ohentaa• hälvetä• hento• hatara• harveta• heikko• hieno• harventaa• hentoinen• harventua• harvalukuinen• hoikka• hintelä• vetelä• solakka• vajentaa• vähentää• redusoida• rajoittaa• tehdä ohueksi• kaventaa• karsia• kapea• kaita• kalpea• harva• mieto• läpinäkyvä• supistaa• laihtunut• laihentaa• laimetachemistry• laimentua• laimentaa• laiha• pienentää* * *Ɵin 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) ohut2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) laiha3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) laiha4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ohut5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) heikko2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) harventaa, harventua- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out
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set much store by (something) — set great/much store by (something) to believe that something is very important or valuable. I ve always set great store by his opinion. What would happen if this relationship that she set so much store by ended? … New idioms dictionary
To set much by — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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set (great) store by something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
set (or lay or put) store by (or on) — consider to be of a particular degree of importance: she set much store by privacy. → store … English new terms dictionary
set (great) store on something — set/put/lay/(great) store by/on/something phrase to think that something is very important I’ve never set much store by money and possessions. Thesa … Useful english dictionary
Set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… … Useful english dictionary
set — 1. v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or location (set it on the table; set it upright). 2 tr. (foll. by to) apply (one thing) to (another) (set pen to paper). 3 tr. a fix ready or in… … Useful english dictionary
set store by — phrasal : to consider valuable or trustworthy or worthwhile set store by dieting as a means to health convinced that the poorest people set the most store by family ties Irish Digest * * * set (or lay or put) store by (or on) consider (something) … Useful english dictionary
set store by — {v. phr.}, {informal} To like or value; want to keep. Used with a qualifying word between set and store . * /George sets great store by that old tennis racket./ * /Pat doesn t set much store by Mike s advice./ … Dictionary of American idioms
