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1 tendency
• trendi• virtaus• pyrkimys• tendenssi• kehityssuunta• halu• suunta• suuntaus• suuntaviiva• suuntaviivat• suuntautuminen• taipumus• taipuvaisuus• taitavuus• kurssi* * *plural - tendencies; noun (likelihood; inclination: He has a tendency to forget things.) taipumus -
2 tendency to save
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3 action tendency
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4 avoidance-approach tendency
• välttämislähestymispyrkimys -
5 bullish tendency
• noususuunta -
6 excitatory tendency
• ärsyyntyvyys -
7 have a tendency
• tahtoa• taipuvainen -
8 measures of central tendency
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9 response tendency
• reaktiotendenssi• reaktiotaipumus -
10 show a tendency
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11 shrinking tendency
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12 stylistic tendency
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13 upward tendency
• noususuunta -
14 be inclined to
• olla taipuvainen* * *1) (to have a tendency to (do something): He is inclined to be a bit lazy.) olla taipuvainen2) (to have a slight desire to (do something): I am inclined to accept their invitation.) olla taipuvainen -
15 escapism
• todellisuuspakoisuus• eskapismi* * *noun (the tendency to escape from unpleasant reality into day-dreams etc.) eskapismi -
16 fancy
• oikku• oletus• olettaa• olla mieltynyt• otaksua• toiveunelma• ihailla• illuusio• ihastus• tuulentupa• fantasia• erityinen mieltymys• aivoitus• unelmoida• utukuva• unelma• utopia• päähänpisto• tehdä mieli• haave• haaveksia• harhanäky• haaveilla• haluta• mieliteko• mielihalu• mielijohde• mieltymys• mielikuvitus• taru• kuvittelu• kuvitella• kuvitelma• pilvilinna• pitää jostakin• koru• koristeellinen• luulotella• luulottelu• luulla* * *'fænsi 1. plural - fancies; noun1) (a sudden (often unexpected) liking or desire: The child had many peculiar fancies.) mieliteko, päähänpisto2) (the power of the mind to imagine things: She had a tendency to indulge in flights of fancy.) mielikuvitus3) (something imagined: He had a sudden fancy that he could see Spring approaching.) kuvitelma2. adjective(decorated; not plain: fancy cakes.) koristeltu3. verb1) (to like the idea of having or doing something: I fancy a cup of tea.) haluta2) (to think or have a certain feeling or impression (that): I fancied (that) you were angry.) luulla3) (to have strong sexual interest in (a person): He fancies her a lot.) tuntea vetoa johonkin•- fanciful- fancifully
- fancy dress
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17 habit
• riippuvuus• ruumiinrakenne• tottumus• puku• kaava• perimätapa• tapa (tottumus)• tapa• luonto* * *'hæbit1) (something which a person does usually or regularly: the habit of going for a walk before bed; an irritating habit of interrupting.) tapa2) (a tendency to do the same things that one has always done: I did it out of habit.) tottumus3) (clothes: a monk's habit.) puku•- habitual- habitually
- from force of habit
- get someone into
- get into
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18 hesitancy
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19 inclination
• ominaisuus• rinne• nyökkäys• inklinaatio• viettymys• edellytys• avu• alttius• pyrkimystechnology• kaltevuuskulmabuilding / construction industry• kaltevuuskulma• kaltevuus• kallistuma• kallistus• kallistuminen• halu• mieltymys• sysäys• suuntaus• sympatia• taipuvaisuus• taipumus• taitavuus• lahjakkuus• lahja• poikkeama* * *1) (a tendency or slight desire to do something: Has he any inclinations towards engineering?; I felt an inclination to hit him.) taipumus, halu2) ((an act of) bowing (the head etc).) kallistaminen -
20 instinct
• näkemys• viettymys• viehtymys• vietti• vaisto* * *'instiŋkt(a natural tendency to behave or react in a particular way, without thinking and without having been taught: As winter approaches, swallows fly south from Britain by instinct; He has an instinct for saying the right thing.) vaisto- instinctively
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tendency — ten|den|cy W3S3 [ˈtendənsi] n plural tendencies [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: tendentia, from Latin tendere; TEND] 1.) if someone or something has a tendency to do or become a particular thing, they are likely to do or become it a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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