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21 movement
• osa• ele• aikamitta• tempo• liike• liikehdintä• liikunta• liikahdus• suolen toiminta• suunta• koneen liikkuva osa• koneisto* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) liike2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) toiminta3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) esiintymistaito4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) liike5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) koneisto6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) osa7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) suuntaus -
22 strain
• paine• painostaa• painaa• rotu• tiukentaa• jännitys• jännittyneisyys• jännittää• jännitystilatechnology• jännittyä• huolestuttaa• venähtää• vastus• venähdyttää• venymä• venähdys• venäyttää• siivilöityä• siivilöidä• ahdistaa• vaivata• valuttaa• ponnistaa• ponnistus• puristus• rasittaa• reväyttää• rasitusmedicine, veterinary• revähdyttää• rasite• rihma• terästää• teroittaa• kanta• kireys• kiusata• kiriä• kiristää• kiristys• muodonmuutos• pelottaa• seuloa• sukujuuri• suku• stressi• sävy• sävelet• taistella• äänenpaino• yrittää• kuormittaa• kuormitus• pingotus• pinnistellä• pinnistys• pinnistää• piinata• pingottaa• piirre* * *I 1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) pinnistää2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) venähdyttää, rasittaa3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) koetella4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) siivilöidä2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?)2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.)4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.)•- strained- strainer
- strain off II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rotu, lajike2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) luonteenpiirre3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) sävelet -
23 stray
• joutua harhaan• eksyksiin joutunut• eksynyt• eksyä• erota• erehtyä• radiohäiriöt• päämäärätön• tehdä virhe• koditon• hajottaa• haja• harhautunut• hairahtaa• hajanainen• harhaantua• hairahtua• haja-• harhailla• harhautua• haksahtaa• mokata• munata• satunnainen• kulkukissa• kulkukoira• kuljeskella• poiketa* * *strei 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) eksyä2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) kulkukissa, kulkukoira3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) kulku-2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) satunnainen -
24 temper
• tuulitechnology• hehkuttaa• hillitä• pää• päästäätechnology• karkaisu• karaista• karkaista• kiukku• kiivauslaw• lieventää• mielentila• mieliala• sekoittaatechnology• lauhduttaa• luonteenlaatu• luonto* * *'tempə 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) tuuli2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) luonne3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) kiukkuinen2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temperoida2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) lieventää•- - tempered- keep one's temper
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25 tend
• osaltaan vaikuttaa• olla taipuvainen• paimentaa• tähdätä• hoivata• hoitaa• holhota• huolehtia• hoidella• vartioida• viljellä• auttaa• vaalia• pyrkiä• kaita• suuntautua• tarkoittaa• taipuvainen• tahtoa• kulkea* * *I tend verb(to take care of; to look after: A shepherd tends his sheep.) hoitaa, paimentaa- tenderII tend verb1) (to be likely (to do something); to do (something) frequently: Plants tend to die in hot weather; He tends to get angry.) olla taipumusta2) (to move, lean or slope in a certain direction: This bicycle tends to(wards) the left.) kallistua, puoltaa•- tendency -
26 tendencies
plural; see tendency -
27 the herd instinct
(the tendency to behave, think etc like everyone else.) laumavaisto -
28 trend
• trendi• tyylisuunta• virtaus• pääsuunta• tendenssi• kehityssuunta• kallistua• suuntaviiva• suuntaus• suunta• suuntaviivat• yleissuunta• kääntyä* * *trend(a general direction or tendency: She follows all the latest trends in fashion; an upward trend in share prices.) suuntaus- trendy
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tendency — I noun aptitude, aptness, bearing, bent, bias, character, direction, disposition, facility, gift, gravitation, idiosyncrasy, inclinatio, inclination, instinct, leaning, natural disposition, nature, partiality, penchant, predisposition, prejudice … Law dictionary
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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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