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1 shed light on
• valottaa• valaista• määrittää* * *(to make clearer: This letter sheds light on the reasons for his departure.) valaista -
2 shed
• häipyä• hökkeli• varistaa• aitta• vaja• valaa• vähentää• vuodattaa• pudottaa• putka• karista• katos• koju• levittää• liiteri• suoja• talli• kuomu• lato• koppi• luopua• luoda* * *I ʃed noun(a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.) vajaII ʃed present participle - shedding; verb1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.) levittää2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.) pudottaa, luoda, riisua3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.) vuodattaa•
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