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1 why
• ei suinkaan• kas• han• miksi• minkä tähden• minkä vuoksi* * *1. adverb(for which reason (?): `Why did you hit the child?'; `He hit the child.' `Why?'; Why haven't you finished?; `I haven't finished.' `Why not?'; `Let's go to the cinema.' `Why not?' (= Let's!); Tell me why you came here.) miksi2. relative pronoun(for which: Give me one good reason why I should help you!) minkä tähden -
2 why so
• kuinka niin -
3 why for what reason
• minkänäköinen -
4 why not
• miksi ei• mikä ettei -
5 reasons why
• syyt miksi -
6 that is why
• siksi -
7 that's why
• siksi• sentähden• sen takia -
8 the reasons why
• syyt miksi -
9 answer
• olla vastuussa• tulema• joutua vastuuseen• vastine• vastaaminen• vastata• vastaus• antaa vastaus• kantaa vastuu• sanoa* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) vastaus2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) ratkaisu2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) vastata2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) vastata, avata3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) vastata, täyttää4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) vastata•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone -
10 conceive
• saada• tulla raskaaksi• ilmaista• hedelmöityä• hedelmöittyä• siittää• keksiä• haaveilla• mieltää• muodostaa itselleen• tajuta• kuvitella• käsittää• kuvitella mielessään• laatia* * *kən'si:v1) (to form (an idea etc) in the mind.) muodostaa käsitys jostakin2) (to imagine: I can't conceive why you did that.) käsittää3) ((of a woman) to become pregnant.) tulla raskaaksi•- conceivably -
11 desert
• palkkio• hiekka-aavikko• hylätä• autiomaa• asumaton• autio• erämaa• aavikko• ansio• karatamilitary• karata (armeija)• karu• kiveliö• kaira• jättää• metsä• salo• salomaa• selkonen• sydänmaa• korpi• luopua* * *I di'zə:t verb1) (to go away from and leave without help etc; to leave or abandon: Why did you desert us?) hylätä2) (to run away, usually from the army: He was shot for trying to desert.) karata•- deserted- deserter
- desertion II 'dezət noun(an area of barren country, usually hot, dry and sandy, where there is very little rain: Parts of the country are like a desert; ( also adjective) desert plants.) autiomaa -
12 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 -
13 explain
• tulkita• havainnollistaa• rakentaa• määrittää• perustella• selvittää• selostaa• seljetä• selittää• selitellä• kuvata• kommentoida* * *ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) selittää2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) selittää•- explanatory
- explain away -
14 fall for
• ihastua johonkuhun• ihastua• ihastua johonkin• retkahtaa* * *1) (to be deceived by (something): I made up a story to explain why I had not been at work and he fell for it.) mennä lankaan2) (to fall in love with (someone): He has fallen for your sister.) rakastua -
15 fathom
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16 figure out
• tuumiskella• hautoa• arvioida• suunnitella• laskelmoida• laskea* * *(to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) ymmärtää -
17 (just) for once
(as an exception: Why can't you be nice to her for once?) kerrankin -
18 in common
• yhteistä• yhteinen• yhteisesti* * *((of interests, attitudes, characteristics etc) shared or alike: They have nothing in common - I don't know why they're getting married.) yhteistä -
19 in peace
• rauhassa• rauhallisesti* * *1) (without disturbance: Why can't you leave me in peace?) rauhassa2) (not wanting to fight: They said they came in peace.) rauhanomaisin aikein -
20 injured
• vioittunut• vahingoittunut• loukkaantunut* * *1) ((also noun) (people who have been) wounded or harmed: The injured (people) were all taken to hospital after the accident.) loukkaantuneet2) ((of feelings, pride etc) hurt: `Why didn't you tell me before?' he said in an injured voice.) loukkaantunut
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