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  • 1 that

    • niin
    • niin että
    • näin
    • jotta
    • joka
    • tuo
    • että
    • mikä
    • mitä
    • se
    • kun
    * * *
    1. ðæt plural - those; adjective
    (used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) tuo, nuo
    2. pronoun
    (used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) tuo
    3. ðət, ðæt relative pronoun
    (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?)
    4. ðət, ðæt conjunction
    1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) että
    2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) -ko, -kö, kunpa
    5. adverb
    (so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) niin
    - that's that

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  • 2 family

    • hyvä perhe
    • tunnettu suku
    • heimo
    • huonekunta
    • perhe
    • perhekunta
    • sukujuuri
    • sukukunta
    • suku
    • kotijoukko
    • kotiväki
    * * *
    'fæməli
    plural - families; noun
    1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) perhe
    2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) suku
    3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) perhe
    4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) heimo
    - family tree

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  • 3 good

    • oivallinen
    • oikein
    • oiva
    • oikea
    • hyväntuntuinen
    • hyvä
    • hyödyke
    • hyvä on
    • hyvin
    • hieno
    • verraton
    • cum laude-arvosana
    • cum laude
    • com laude
    • erinomaisesti
    • etu
    • erinomainen
    law
    • pätevä
    • kaunis
    • kelvollinen
    • kelpo
    • kiitollinen
    • kiltti
    • mainio
    • mainiosti
    • kunnolla
    • kunnollinen
    • kunnollisesti
    • kunnon
    • laadukas
    • pilaantumaton
    • korkea
    * * *
    ɡud 1. comparative - better; adjective
    1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) kiltti
    2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) hyvä
    3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) hyvä
    4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) hyvä, etevä
    5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) hyvä
    6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) hyvää tekevä
    7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) hyvä, iloinen
    8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) hyvä
    9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) melkoinen
    10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) sopiva
    11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) hyvä
    12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) hyvä
    13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) hyvä
    14) (thorough: a good clean.) perusteellinen
    15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) hyvin
    2. noun
    1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) etu
    2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) hyvät puolet
    3. interjection
    (an expression of approval, gladness etc.) hyvä
    4. interjection
    ((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) hyvänen aika
    - goody
    - goodbye
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good-for-nothing
    - good humour
    - good-humoured
    - good-humouredly
    - good-looking
    - good morning
    - good afternoon
    - good-day
    - good evening
    - good night
    - good-natured
    - goodwill
    - good will
    - good works
    - as good as
    - be as good as one's word
    - be up to no good
    - deliver the goods
    - for good
    - for goodness' sake
    - good for
    - good for you
    - him
    - Good Friday
    - good gracious
    - good heavens
    - goodness gracious
    - goodness me
    - good old
    - make good
    - no good
    - put in a good word for
    - take something in good part
    - take in good part
    - thank goodness
    - to the good

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  • 4 present

    • oleva
    • ojentaa
    • osoittaa
    • paikalla
    • saapuvilla
    • tulkita
    • todellinen
    • tuliainen
    • nykyaika
    • näytellä
    • nyky-
    • nykypäivä
    • nyky
    • nykyinen
    • nykyhetkinen
    • nykyhetki
    • nykyisyys
    • näyttää
    • ilmaista
    • juontaa
    • jättää sisään
    • tämä
    • tämänhetkinen
    • esiintuoda
    • esiintyä
    • esittää
    • esitellä
    • antaa
    • alustaa
    • vallitseva
    • välitön
    • preesens
    • referoida
    • tavattavissa
    • tehdä selkoa
    • kertoa
    • jättää
    • mukana
    • moderni
    • selittää
    • selostaa
    • läsnä
    • läsnäoleva
    finance, business, economy
    • tarjota
    • kuluva
    • käsillä oleva
    • kuvata
    • kuvailla
    • lahjoitus
    • lausua
    • lahja
    • lahjaesine
    • lahjoittaa
    • luovuttaa
    * * *
    I 'preznt adjective
    1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.) läsnä
    2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.) nykyinen
    3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.) preesens
    - the present
    - at present
    - for the present
    II pri'zent verb
    1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.) ojentaa, luovuttaa
    2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?) esitellä
    3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.) esittää
    4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.) tuoda esiin
    5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.) ilmaantua
    - presentable
    - presentation
    - present arms
    III 'preznt noun
    (a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.) lahja

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  • 5 break

    • opettaa
    • pakahtua
    • rikkoa
    • räjäyttää
    • romuttaa
    • rikkoutuma
    • rusentaa
    • rikkoutua
    • ruhjoa
    • runnella
    • tuhota
    • tunkeutua
    • nujertaa
    • häiriö
    • hävittää
    • hengähdystauko
    • vaurio
    • vika
    • vioittuma
    • aukko
    • erottaa
    • valjeta
    • välitunti
    • väliaika
    • välirikko
    • puoliaika
    • purkaa
    • puhjeta
    • puhkaista
    • raastaa
    • päivänkoitto
    • raadella
    • raivata
    • rakoilla
    • rako
    • repiä
    • repeämä
    • rainan katkeaminen
    • tauko
    • katkoa
    • katkeaminen
    • katkaista
    • katkeilla
    • katko
    • katkeama
    • katkos
    • katketa
    • kesyttää
    • keskeytys
    • keskeyttää
    • koittaa
    • koitto
    • lepotauko
    • kajastaa
    • kaiku
    • kajastus
    • hajottaa
    • haljeta
    • halkeama
    • halkaista
    • hajota
    • halkeilla
    • hajaantua
    • musertaa
    • murtautua
    • murska
    • murskata
    • murto
    • murtuma
    • murtuminen
    • murtaa
    • murros
    • muuttua
    • murtua
    • paussi
    • pelikatko
    • mahdollisuus
    • sortua
    • särkyä
    • särkeä
    • särö
    • taittua
    • taittuma
    • taittaa
    • kukistaa
    • käyttökeskeytys
    • pirstoa
    • lohkeama
    • lohkaista
    • luhistaa
    * * *
    breik 1. past tense - broke; verb
    1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rikkoa, särkeä, murtaa
    2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) katkaista
    3) (to make or become unusable.) rikkoa, mennä rikki
    4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) rikkoa
    5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) lyödä
    6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) keskeyttää
    7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rikkoa
    8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ilmoittaa
    9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) murtua
    10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) vaimentaa
    11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) puhjeta
    2. noun
    1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) katko
    2) (a change: a break in the weather.) muutos
    3) (an opening.) aukko
    4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tilaisuus
    3. noun
    ((usually in plural) something likely to break.) särkyvä esine
    - breaker
    - breakdown
    - break-in
    - breakneck
    - breakout
    - breakthrough
    - breakwater
    - break away
    - break down
    - break into
    - break in
    - break loose
    - break off
    - break out
    - break out in
    - break the ice
    - break up
    - make a break for it

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  • 6 marry

    • vihkiä
    • avioitua
    • solmia avioliitto
    • mennä naimisiin
    • naittaa
    • naida
    • naimisiin
    * * *
    'mæri
    1) (to take (a person) as one's husband or wife: John married my sister; They married in church.) mennä naimisiin
    2) ((of a clergyman etc) to perform the ceremony of marriage between (two people): The priest married them.) vihkiä
    3) (to give (a son or daughter) as a husband or wife: He married his son to a rich woman.) naittaa

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  • 7 survive

    • elää kauemmin kuin
    • kestää
    • jäädä eloon
    • jäädä
    • jäädä henkiin
    • jäädä eloon jälkeen
    • selviytyä
    • suoriutua
    • säilyä hengissä
    • talvehtia
    * * *
    1) (to remain alive in spite of (a disaster etc): Few birds managed to survive the bad winter; He didn't survive long after the accident.) selvitä hengissä
    2) (to live longer than: He died in 1940 but his wife survived him by another twenty years; He is survived by his wife and two sons.) elää kauemmin kuin
    - surviving
    - survivor

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  • 8 dedicate

    • omistaa (jllkn)
    • omistaa
    • varata
    • vihkiä
    • pyhittää
    * * *
    'dedikeit
    1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) omistaa
    2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) pyhittää, vihkiä
    3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) omistaa
    - dedication

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  • 9 ideal

    • ihanne
    • ideologinen
    • idoli
    • ideaali-
    • idealistinen
    • ideaalinen
    • ideaali
    • ihanteellinen
    • ihanne-
    • esikuva
    • esimerkki
    • aateperäinen
    • aatteellinen
    • täydellisyys
    • täydellinen
    • päämäärä
    • perikuva
    • malli
    • mallikelpoinen
    • käsite
    * * *
    1. adjective
    (perfect: This tool is ideal for the job I have in mind.) täydellinen
    2. noun
    1) (a person, thing etc that is looked on as being perfect: She was clever and beautiful - in fact she was his ideal of what a wife should be.) ihanne
    2) (a person's standard of behaviour etc: a man of high ideals.) ihanne
    - idealism
    - idealistic
    - idealize
    - idealise
    - idealization
    - idealisation
    - ideally

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  • 10 mate

    • toveri
    • veikko
    • shakkimatti
    • apulainen
    • yhdistää
    • puoliso
    • tehdä matiksi
    • kaveri
    • mennä naimisiin
    • naittaa
    • paritella
    • pariutua
    • parittua
    • pari
    • paritaa
    • parittaa
    • perämies
    • matti
    • ystävä
    • kumppani
    • kopuloida
    * * *
    meit 1. verb
    1) (to come, or bring (animals etc), together for breeding: The bears have mated and produced a cub.) paritella, astuttaa
    2) ((chess) to checkmate (someone).)
    2. noun
    1) (an animal etc with which another is paired for breeding: Some birds sing in order to attract a mate.) kumppani
    2) (a husband or wife.) puoliso
    3) (a companion or friend: We've been mates for years.) kaveri
    4) (a fellow workman or assistant: a carpenter's mate.) työtoveri
    5) (a merchant ship's officer under the master or captain: the first mate.) perämies
    6) (in chess, checkmate.) matti

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  • 11 meet

    • osua
    • saada heltymään
    • saada osakseen
    • torjua
    • tulla vastaan
    • nähdä
    • tyydyttää
    • hellyttää
    • heltyä
    • vastata
    • ajautua
    • täyttää
    • törmätä
    • tavata
    • kattaa
    • kokea
    • kohdata
    • kilpailu
    • sattua yhteen
    • maksaa
    • sulattaa
    • sopiva
    • sulaa
    • yhtyä
    • kuitata
    • kokoontuminen
    • kokoontua
    • kokoontumispaikka
    • kokoontua kokoukseen
    • lunastaa
    * * *
    mi:t 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb
    1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) tavata
    2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) kokoontua
    3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) tutustua
    4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) yhtyä
    5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) tyydyttää
    6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) kohdata
    7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) kohdata
    8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) kärsiä, joutua
    9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) vastata
    2. noun
    (a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) kokoontuminen
    - meet someone halfway
    - meet halfway

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  • 12 partner

    • osallinen
    • osakas
    • työtoveri
    • daami
    • aviopuoliso
    • elämänkumppani
    • elämäntoveri
    • puoliso
    • kavaljeeri
    • liikekumppani
    • pari
    • partneri
    • pelikumppani
    • ystävä
    • yhtiökumppani
    • yhtiötoveri
    • yhtiön osakas
    • yhtiömies
    • kumppani
    • kollega
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) yhtiökumppani, osakas
    2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) partneri
    2. verb
    (to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) olla partnerina

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  • 13 regard

    stock exchange
    • noteerata
    • ihailu
    • huomioonotto
    • silmäys
    • ajatella
    • arvo
    • arvonanto
    • arvostaa
    • katsoa joksikin
    • katsella
    • katsoa
    • liikuttaa
    • harkita
    • harkinta
    • miete
    • kunnia
    • kunnioitus
    • kunnianosoitus
    • pitää
    • pitää jnkn
    • pohtia
    • pitää jonakuna
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) pitää jonakin
    2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) arvostaa
    3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) suhtautua
    4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) tarkastella
    5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) ottaa huomioon
    2. noun
    1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) huomio
    2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) huomio
    3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) arvostus
    - regardless
    - regards
    - as regards
    - with regard to

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  • 14 steel

    • rauta
    • terästää
    • teräs
    • teräksinen
    • karaista
    • miekka
    * * *
    sti:l 1. noun, adjective
    (of) a very hard alloy of iron and carbon, used for making tools etc: tools of the finest steel; steel knives/chisels; He had a grip of steel (= a very strong grip). teräs
    2. verb
    (to harden and strengthen (oneself, one's nerves etc) in preparation for doing, or resisting, something: He steeled himself to meet the attack / to tell his wife the truth.) terästää
    - steeliness
    - steel wool
    - steelworks

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  • 15 action

    • operaatio
    law
    • oikeudenkäynti
    law
    • oikeusjuttu
    • toiminta (teko)
    • toimenpide
    • toimenpiteet
    • toimi
    • toimitus
    • toimi / toiminta
    • toiminta
    • tominta (teko)
    • työ
    • vauhti
    law
    • virkasyyte
    • ele
    • aloite
    • uhkapeli
    • vaade
    • vaikutus
    • ponnistus
    • prosessi
    technology
    • teho
    • temppu
    • teko
    law
    • kanne
    • kamppailu
    • menettely
    • suoritus
    • syyte
    • taistelu
    • käytäntö
    * * *
    'ækʃən
    1) (something done: Action, not talking, is necessary if we are to defeat the enemy; Take action immediately; The firemen are ready to go into action.) toiminta
    2) (movement: Tennis needs a good wrist action.) liike
    3) (a legal case: He brought an action for divorce against his wife.) oikeusjuttu
    4) (the events (of a play, film etc): The action of the play takes place on an island.) tapahtumat
    5) (a battle; fighting: He was killed in action; Our troops fought an action against the enemy.) taistelu
    - out of action

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  • 16 affair

    • toimi
    • juttu
    • elämys
    • esine
    • aihe
    • asia
    • rakkaussuhde
    • tehtävä
    • kapine
    • seikka
    • sattuma
    • selkkaus
    • suhde
    • tapahtuma
    • tapaus
    * * *
    ə'feə
    1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) juttu
    2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) kapine
    3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) liikeasiat
    4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) suhde

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  • 17 antisocial

    • antisosiaalinen
    • asosiaalinen
    • yhteiskunnanvastainen
    * * *
    ænti'səuʃəl
    1) (against the welfare of the community etc: It is antisocial to drop rubbish in the street.) yhteiskunnanvastainen, epäsosiaalinen
    2) (not wanting the company of others: Since his wife died, he has become more and more antisocial.) seuraa karttava

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  • 18 deserted

    • tyhjä
    • hylätty
    • asumaton
    • autio
    • eloton
    • yksin
    • yksinäinen
    • kuollut
    • kolkko
    * * *
    1) (with no people etc: The streets are completely deserted.) autio
    2) (abandoned: his deserted wife and children.) hylätty

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  • 19 dress

    • ojennus
    • ojentaa
    technology
    • rikastaa
    • rohtia
    • höylätä
    • järjestää
    • hiihtoasu
    • hyntteet
    • verhota
    • varustaa
    • viimeistellä
    • asu
    • asustaa
    • sitoa
    • sitoa haava
    • vaatteet
    • vaatetus
    • vaate
    • vaatettaa
    • vaateparsi
    • valmistaa salaatti
    • valmistaa
    • pukimet
    • pukeutua
    • pukineet
    • puku
    • pukea
    • puku (naisten)
    • puhdistaa
    • leninki
    • kammata
    • kamppeet
    • hakata
    • hame
    • muokata
    • mekko
    • somistaa
    • sukia
    • suoristaa
    • tamineet
    • leikata
    • koristaa
    * * *
    dres 1. verb
    1) (to put clothes or a covering on: We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.) pukea, pukeutua
    2) (to prepare (food etc) to be eaten: She dressed a salad.) valmistaa
    3) (to treat and bandage (wounds): He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.) sitoa
    2. noun
    1) (what one is wearing or dressed in: He has strange tastes in dress.) vaatteet
    2) (a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece: Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?) leninki
    - dresser
    - dressing
    - dressing-gown
    - dressing-room
    - dressing-table
    - dressmaker
    - dress rehearsal
    - dress up

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  • 20 keep

    • hoitaa
    • varjella
    • viivyttää
    • elatus
    • elättää
    • estää
    • täyttää
    • pysytellä
    • pysyttää
    • pysyä
    • pysyttäytyä
    • linna
    military
    • linnoitus
    • hallita
    • pidättää
    • pelastaa
    • pidellä
    • salata
    • suojella
    • säilyttää
    • säilyä
    • tallettaa
    • säästää
    • ylläpitää
    • pitää kunnossa
    • pitää
    • pitää kaupan
    * * *
    ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää
    3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) pitää
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä
    8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) pitää
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia
    2. noun
    (food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) ylläpito
    - keeping
    - keep-fit
    - keepsake
    - for keeps
    - in keeping with
    - keep away
    - keep back
    - keep one's distance
    - keep down
    - keep one's end up
    - keep from
    - keep going
    - keep hold of
    - keep house for
    - keep house
    - keep in
    - keep in mind
    - keep it up
    - keep off
    - keep on
    - keep oneself to oneself
    - keep out
    - keep out of
    - keep time
    - keep to
    - keep something to oneself
    - keep to oneself
    - keep up
    - keep up with the Joneses
    - keep watch

    English-Finnish dictionary > keep

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