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1 distinct
• ilmeinen• havainnollinen• erityinen• erillinen• erillään• ponnekas• selvästi• selkeä• selvästi erotettava• selvä• kovaääninen* * *di'stiŋkt1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) selvä2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) erilainen•- distinctness
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinctively -
2 no wonder
(it isn't surprising: No wonder you couldn't open the door - it was locked!) ei mikään ihme -
3 so
• näin• niinpä• niin• noin• niin ollen• joten• tällä lailla• siis• siten• sillä lailla• sillä tavoin• siihen tapaan• siksi• sen vuoksi* * *səu 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) niin, näin, paljon2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) niin, noin3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) niin4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) niin, samoin5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') niin2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) niinpä, siis- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
4 think of
• ajatella• keksiä• harkita• älytä* * *1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) ajatella2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) muistaa3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) tulla mieleen -
5 help
• olla apuna• ohje• opastus• palvella• tuki-• tukea• neuvo• hyödyttää• jelpata• helpottaa• avustaa• auttaa• avustus• edesauttaa• avunanto• edistää• apua• apu• apuvoima• antaa apua• apulainen• apuhenkilökunta• puoltaa• tehdä palveluksia• kannattaa• myötävaikuttaa• myötävaikutus• sponsoroida• subventoida• suosia* * *help 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) auttaa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) olla avuksi3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) auttaa4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) palvella5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) voida muuta kuin2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) apu2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) apu3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) apulainen, apumies4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) sille ei voi mitään•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
6 could
kudnegative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) voi2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) voisi• -
7 care
• holhous• huolehtia• huosta• huolto• huolenpito• hoito• hoito (huolenpito)• hoitaminen• huolehtia (välittää)• huolellisuus• huolia• homma• hoiva• huoli• varovaisuus• vaalinta• välittää (jstkn)• välittää• haluta• mielivalta• murhe• tarkkuus• kunnossapito• pitää• piitata* * *keə 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) huolellisuus2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) hoito3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) huoli4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) välittää2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) haluta•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of -
8 it
• sitä• se* * *it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) se2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) juuri4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
9 drift
• riippua• ryömintä• nietos• joutuatechnology• tuurna• tuuliajo• hiekkanietos• siirtymä• ajelehtia• ajautuma• ajaa• ajelehtiminen• ajautua• ajoverkko• päätyä• tendenssi• kasautua nietoksiin• kasaantua• kasata• kinostua• kinos• liike• liukuma• perä• sorto• suuntaus• suunta• tarkoitus• kulkeutua• kulku• kulkea• kuljeksia• kukkula• leijailla• poikkeama• luminietos• luisua* * *drift 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) kinos2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) suunta, yleiskäsitys2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ajaa, ajelehtia2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) ajautua•- drifter- driftwood -
10 get
• panna• saada kiinni• saada• saapua• saada haltuun• tulla joksikin• tullaagriculture• niittää• hyötyä• järjestää• joutua• hommata• hoksata• ehtiä• ansaita• värvätä• voittaa• päästä• tienata• hankkia• hakea• muodostuafinance, business, economy• periä• saattaa• saavuttaa• sairastua• löytää• ymmärtää• lukea* * *ɡetpast tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) saada2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) tuoda3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) päästä, saada4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) saattaa5) (to become: You're getting old.) tulla6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) suostutella7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) saapua8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) oppia, saada tehdyksi9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) saada10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) saada kiinni11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) ymmärtää•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
11 judge
• otaksua• palkintotuomari• ruotia• toimia tuomarina• tuomita• tuntijalaw• tuomita (olla tuomarina)• tuomari• antaa palautetta• arvostelutuomari• arvioida• asiantuntija• arvostella• päätellä• ratkaista• repostella• harkita• kritikoida• kritisoidalaw• käräjätuomari• pitää* * *1. verb1) (to hear and try (cases) in a court of law: Who will be judging this murder case?) antaa tuomio2) (to decide which is the best in a competition etc: Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show?) toimia arvostelutuomarina3) (to consider and form an idea of; to estimate: You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth.) arvioida4) (to criticize for doing wrong: We have no right to judge him - we might have done the same thing ourselves.) tuomita2. noun1) (a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court: The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict.) tuomari2) (a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc: The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest.) arvostelutuomari3) (a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is: He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge.) asiantuntija•- judgement- judgment
- judging from / to judge from
- pass judgement on
- pass judgement -
12 lift
• nostattaa• nostolaite• nostaa• nostaminen• nousu• nosto-• näpistää• nosturi• nostella• nostatus• nosto• hälvetä• häipyä• hissi• varastaa• autokyyti• kohotus• kohottaa• kohentaa• kohota• lifti• peukalokyytilaw• kumota• kyyti• poistaa• korottaa• korotus* * *lift 1. verb1) (to raise or bring to a higher position: The box was so heavy I couldn't lift it.) nostaa2) (to take and carry away: He lifted the table through into the kitchen.) viedä3) ((of mist etc) to disappear: By noon, the fog was beginning to lift.) hälvetä4) (to rise: The aeroplane lifted into the air.) kohota2. noun1) (the act of lifting: a lift of the eyebrows.) kohottaminen2) ((American elevator) a small enclosed platform etc that moves up and down between floors carrying goods or people: Since she was too tired to climb the stairs, she went up in the lift.) hissi3) (a ride in someone's car etc: Can I give you a lift into town?) kyyti4) (a raising of the spirits: Her success in the exam gave her a great lift.) piristysruiske•- lift off -
13 needless
• toisarvoinen• hyödytön• joutilas• joutava• jonninjoutava• joutavanpäiväinen• turha• tyhjänpäiväinen• turhanpäiväinen• huolimaton• epäoikeutettu• epäasiallinen• aiheeton• asiaankuulumaton• asiaton• arvoton• vähäpätöinen• väärä• katteeton• kehno• liika• mitätön• perusteeton• tarpeen• tarpeeton• ylimääräinen* * *adjective, adverb (unnecessary: You are doing a lot of needless work; Needless to say, he couldn't do it.) tarpeeton -
14 space
• paikka• palstatila• jakso• harventaa• avaruus• etäisyys• sija (tila)• sija• aika• ala• asettaa• alue(tietotekn)• alueautomatic data processing• alue (ATK)• väli(tietotekniikka)automatic data processing• välilyönti• välikeautomatic data processing• välilyöntimerkkiprinting (graphic) industry• välistys• väli• välimatkaautomatic data processing• väli (ATK)automatic data processing• tila (ATK)• tila(tietotekn)• tila(levy-,muisti-)• tila• liikkumatila• liikkuma-ala• maailmanavaruus* * *speis 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) paikka2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) tila3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) avaruus2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) asettaa tasaisin välein- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit -
15 whichever
• kumpi tahansa* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) mikä tahansa2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) mikä hyvänsä
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