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1 quarter
• painomitta• ilmansuunta• jakaa neljään osaan• vartti• asunto• sijoittaalaw• armahdus• armo• vuosineljännes• puoli• kaupunginosa• nelikko• neljännesdollari• neljännesvuosi• neljäsosa• neljännes• majoittaa• maa• suunta• taho• kulmakunta• kulma• piiru• kortteli• kortteeri• kolkka* * *'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) neljännes2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) neljännes8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vähentää neljäsosaan3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) majoittaa•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) neljännesvuosittain4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
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2 while
• tovi• jotavastoin• tuokio• hetki• silläaikaa• sillä aikaa kun• sillä välin• aika• vaikka• kaiken aikaa• samalla kun• taas• kun• kun taas• laiskotella• kotva* * *1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) sillä aikaa kun2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) vaikka2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) aika- worth one's while -
3 rate
• rytmi• toruastock exchange• noteerata• nopeusfinance, business, economy• noteeraus• hinta• hinnoitella• vauhti• verottaatechnology• vauhti (tek.)• vero• vauhti(tekniikka)• arvioida• aste• arvostaa• prosenttitransport• rahtiphysics• kerroin• harkita• määrä• maksu• suhde• taksoittaafinance, business, economy• tariffoida• taksa• tahtiphysics• taajuus• tariffifinance, business, economy• kurssi• kurssitasofinance, business, economy• kurssi (noteeraus)• kunnallisvero• kuulua luokkaan• pitää• lukea• läksyttää• luokka* * *reit 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) lukumäärä2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) määrä3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) vauhti, nopeus4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) taso5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) vero2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) arvostaa, yltää- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange
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