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  • 1 lip-read

    verb ((of a deaf person) to understand what a person is saying by watching the movement of his lips.) lukea huulilta

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  • 2 jump

    • hypätä
    • hypähdellä
    • hyppäyttää
    • hypähtää
    • hyppyyttää
    • hytkähtää
    • hyppäys
    • hyppiä
    • hyppy
    • hyppelehtiä
    • hypellä
    • ponkaisu
    • pomppia
    • pulahtaa
    • poukkia
    • ponnahtaa
    • ponnahdus
    • pulahdus
    • ponkaista
    • kavahtaa
    • keikkua
    • kohota äkkiä
    • harpata
    • harppaus
    • harppoa
    • sännätä
    • sykähtää
    • loikata
    • loikata yli
    • loikka
    • loikkia
    • loikkaus
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) go quickly off the ground with a springing movement: He jumped off the wall / across the puddle / over the fallen tree / into the swimming-pool; Don't jump the horse over that fence!) hypätä, panna hyppäämään
    2) (to rise; to move quickly (upwards): She jumped to her feet; He jumped into the car.) hypätä
    3) (to make a startled movement: The noise made me jump.) hypähtää
    4) (to pass over (a gap etc) by bounding: He jumped the stream easily.) hypätä yli
    2. noun
    1) (an act of jumping: She crossed the stream in one jump.) hyppy
    2) (an obstacle to be jumped over: Her horse fell at the third jump.) este
    3) (a jumping competition: the high jump.) hyppy
    4) (a startled movement: She gave a jump when the door suddenly banged shut.) säpsähdys
    5) (a sudden rise, eg in prices: There has been a jump in the price of potatoes.) äkillinen nousu
    - jump at
    - jump for joy
    - jump on
    - jump the gun
    - jump the queue
    - jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
    - jump to it

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  • 3 co-ordinate

    • rinnastaa
    • rinnasteinen
    • rinnastettu
    • harmonisoida
    • tasavertaistaa
    • tasavertainen
    • yhtenäistää
    • koordinoida
    • koordinaatti
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    kəu'o:dineit
    (to adjust (a movement or action) so that it fits in or works smoothly (with other movements or actions): In swimming the movement of one's arms and legs must be co-ordinated.)

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  • 4 flick

    • näpäyttää
    • näpsäys
    • näpäys
    • sipaisu
    • naksuttaa
    • lyödä sipaista
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    flik 1. noun
    1) (a quick, sharp movement: a flick of the wrist.) näpäytys
    2) ((slang) a movie.)
    2. verb
    (to make this kind of movement (to or with something): He flicked open a packet of cigarettes.) näpäyttää

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  • 5 lunge

    • hyökkäys
    • iskeä
    • isku
    • syöksyä
    • pisto
    * * *
    1. verb
    (to make a sudden strong or violent forward movement: Her attacker lunged at her with a knife.) syöksyä
    2. noun
    (a movement of this sort: He made a lunge at her.) syöksähdys

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  • 6 motion

    • viittoilla
    • viittoa
    • viitata
    • viittaus
    • ehdotus
    administration and government
    • eduskunta-aloite
    • ele
    administration and government
    • esitys
    • esitysehdotus
    • aloite
    • pyyntö
    • liike
    • liikkuminen
    • liikehdintä
    • liikunta
    • kulku
    • käynti
    * * *
    'məuʃən 1. noun
    1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) liike
    2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) viittaus
    3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) aloite
    2. verb
    (to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) antaa merkki
    - motion picture
    - in motion

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  • 7 nod

    • torkahtaa
    • torkkua
    • nyökkäys
    • nyökätä
    • nyökyttää
    • nyökytellä
    • nuokkua
    • päännyökkäys
    • tervehtiä
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    nod 1. past tense, past participle - nodded; verb
    1) (to make a quick forward and downward movement of the head to show agreement, as a greeting etc: I asked him if he agreed and he nodded (his head); He nodded to the man as he passed him in the street.) nyökätä
    2) (to let the head fall forward and downward when sleepy: Grandmother sat nodding by the fire.) nuokkua
    2. noun
    (a nodding movement of the head: He answered with a nod.) nyökkäys

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  • 8 play

    • olla käynnissä
    • olla toiminnassa
    • ottelu
    • toimia
    • toiminta
    • näytellä
    • näytelmä
    • ilakoida
    • ilonpito
    • turnaus
    technology
    • holkkuma
    • huvi
    • vilske
    • esittää
    music
    • soittaa (mus.)
    • siirtää
    • soittaa(soitinta)
    • soitella (soittimella)
    • soittaa
    • väikkyä
    • väljyys
    • väreillä
    technology
    • välys
    • puhaltaa
    • telmiä
    • temmeltää
    • teatterinäytäntö
    • teatterikappale
    • karehtia
    • kappale
    • karkeloida
    • karkelo
    • kilpailu
    • kisailu
    • kisailla
    • kilpa
    • kisa
    • leikitellä
    • leikki
    • liikkumavara
    • liikkumisvara
    • liike
    • liikuntavara
    • leikkiä
    • peli
    • peuhata
    • pelata
    • pelehtiä
    • pelivara
    • matsi
    • suuntautua
    • suunnata
    • taistelu
    • kujeilla
    • käynti
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    plei 1. verb
    1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leikkiä
    2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) pelata
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) näytellä
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) esittää
    5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) soittaa
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) tehdä kepponen
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) pelata jotakuta vastaan
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) lepattaa
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) suunnata
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lyödä kortti pöytään
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) huvi, leikki
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) näytelmä
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) peli
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) välys
    - playable
    - playful
    - playfully
    - playfulness
    - playboy
    - playground
    - playing-card
    - playing-field
    - playmate
    - playpen
    - playschool
    - plaything
    - playtime
    - playwright
    - at play
    - bring/come into play
    - child's play
    - in play
    - out of play
    - play at
    - play back
    - play down
    - play fair
    - play for time
    - play havoc with
    - play into someone's hands
    - play off
    - play off against
    - play on
    - play a
    - no part in
    - play safe
    - play the game
    - play up

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  • 9 sign

    • oire
    • olla samaa mieltä
    • opaste
    • osoitus
    • nimikilpi
    • hyväksyä
    • ilmaus
    • juliste
    • tunnus
    • tunnustaa
    automatic data processing
    • tähtimerkki
    • tunnustähti
    • tunnusmerkki
    • huolia
    • viittaus
    • viitata
    • viitta
    • ennusmerkki
    • ele
    • enne
    • etumerkki
    • signumi
    • signeerata
    • sisäänkirjaus
    • sisäänkirjoittautuminen
    • allekirjoittaa
    • antaa merkki
    • vahvistaa
    • puumerkki
    • ratifioida
    • kelpuuttaa
    • kilpi
    • kirjoittaa nimensä
    • liikekilpi
    • kannattaa
    • merkki
    • merkitä
    • parafoida
    • mainoskilpi
    • suostua
    • yhtyä
    • kuitata
    • kyltti
    • käsimerkki
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    1. noun
    1) (a mark used to mean something; a symbol: is the sign for addition.) merkki
    2) (a notice set up to give information (a shopkeeper's name, the direction of a town etc) to the public: road-sign.) kyltti, viitta
    3) (a movement (eg a nod, wave of the hand) used to mean or represent something: He made a sign to me to keep still.) merkki
    4) (a piece of evidence suggesting that something is present or about to come: There were no signs of life at the house and he was afraid they were away; Clouds are often a sign of rain.) merkki
    2. verb
    1) (to write one's name (on): Sign at the bottom, please.) allekirjoittaa
    2) (to write (one's name) on a letter, document etc: He signed his name on the document.) kirjoittaa nimensä
    3) (to make a movement of the head, hand etc in order to show one's meaning: She signed to me to say nothing.) antaa merkki
    - signpost
    - sign in/out
    - sign up

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  • 10 step

    • toimenpide
    • jälki
    • työvaihe
    • astua
    • astin
    • astuin
    • astella
    • astunta
    • aloite
    • askelma
    • askel
    • askele
    • vaihe
    electricity
    • puola
    • porrastaa
    • porras
    • porrasaskelma
    law
    • pykälä
    • rappu
    • harppaus
    • sävelaskel
    • tahti
    • ylennys
    • käppäillä
    • kävelytahti
    • käynti
    • käpätä
    • käydä
    • polkea
    * * *
    step 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) askel
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) askel
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) askel
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) askel
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) porras
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) askel
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) toimenpide
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) astua
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step

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  • 11 stroke

    • olla peräairon soutajana
    • paklata
    • höylätä
    • hyväillä
    • isku
    • juova
    • hieroa
    • hioa
    • hivellä
    • veto
    • viiva
    • vetäisy
    • silitellä
    • silottaa
    • silittää
    • sipaisu
    • sivellä
    • siveltimenveto
    • sively
    • sipaista
    medicine, veterinary
    • aivohalvaus
    • pyyhkäistä
    • pyyhkiä
    • rajalyönti
    • tempaus
    • kauttaviiva
    • kellonlyömä
    • kellonlyönti
    • haroa
    • halvaus
    medicine, veterinary
    • halvauskohtaus
    • paukku
    • peräairon soutaja
    • salamanisku
    • sukia
    • syke
    • tahti
    • tasoittaa
    • tasata
    • lanata
    • piirto
    • kosketella
    • lyönti
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    strəuk I noun
    1) (an act of hitting, or the blow given: He felled the tree with one stroke of the axe; the stroke of a whip.) isku
    2) (a sudden occurrence of something: a stroke of lightning; an unfortunate stroke of fate; What a stroke of luck to find that money!) isku, oikku, potku
    3) (the sound made by a clock striking the hour: She arrived on the stroke of (= punctually at) ten.) lyönti
    4) (a movement or mark made in one direction by a pen, pencil, paintbrush etc: short, even pencil strokes.) piirto
    5) (a single pull of an oar in rowing, or a hit with the bat in playing cricket.) veto, lyönti
    6) (a movement of the arms and legs in swimming, or a particular method of swimming: He swam with slow, strong strokes; Can you do breaststroke/backstroke?) veto
    7) (an effort or action: I haven't done a stroke (of work) all day.) ei mitään
    8) (a sudden attack of illness which damages the brain, causing paralysis, loss of feeling in the body etc.) halvauskohtaus
    II 1. verb
    (to rub (eg a furry animal) gently and repeatedly in one direction, especially as a sign of affection: He stroked the cat / her hair; The dog loves being stroked.) silittää
    2. noun
    (an act of stroking: He gave the dog a stroke.)

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  • 12 spear

    • tuulastaa
    • varrastaa
    • keihästää
    • keihäs
    • peitsi
    • seivästää
    automatic data processing
    • lävistää
    * * *
    spiə 1. noun
    (a type of long-handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end: He was armed with a spear and a round shield.) keihäs
    2. verb
    (to pierce or kill with a spear: He went out in a boat and speared some fish.) keihästää
    3. verb
    (to lead (a movement, an attack etc).) johtaa

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  • 13 start

    • orastaa
    • panna alulle
    • panna käyntiin
    • panna
    • ryhtyä
    • ruveta
    • saada
    • nousta
    • nostaa
    • hätkähtää
    • hytkähtää
    • hölletä
    • hätkähdys
    • irtaantua
    technology
    • irrottaa
    • herjetä
    • vavahdus
    • vireillä
    • auttaa alkuun
    • etumatka
    • alkaa
    • alkuunpano
    • alkuunlähtö
    • alkuperä
    • alkaminen
    • alku
    • aloittaa
    • aloitus
    • antaa lähtömerkki
    • kavahtaa
    • liikkeellelähtö
    • perustaa
    • startata
    • startti
    • syöksyä
    • säpsähtää
    • yltyä
    • äityä
    • käynnistää
    • käydä
    • käynnistys-
    • käynnistyä
    • käynnistys
    • käyntiinlähtö
    • pistää
    • lähtöviiva
    • lähteä
    • lähtö
    • lähteä käyntiin
    * * *
    I 1. verb
    1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.) lähteä liikkeelle
    2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?) alkaa, aloittaa
    3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.) käynnistyä, käynnistää
    4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.) panna alulle, perustaa
    2. noun
    1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.)
    2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.)
    - starting-point
    - for a start
    - get off to a good
    - bad start
    - start off
    - start out
    - start up
    - to start with
    II 1. verb
    (to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.) säpsähtää
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.)
    2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!)

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  • 14 blink

    • räpyttää
    • räpyttää silmiään
    • räpytellä
    • räpäyttää
    • iskeä silmää
    • vilkutus
    • vilkuttaa
    • vilkaista
    • vilkkua
    • vilauttaa
    • siristellä silmiään
    • ummistaa silmänsä
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    bliŋk 1. verb
    (to move (the eyelids) rapidly up and down: It is impossible to stare for a long time without blinking.) räpyttää
    2. noun
    (a rapid movement of the eyelids.) räpytys

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  • 15 bow

    • rusetti
    • ruusuke
    • nuolipyssy
    • notkistaa
    • nyökkäys
    • nokka
    • jousipyssy
    • jousi
    • jousi (urh.)
    music
    • jousi (mus.)
    • jousenkaari
    • viulunjousi
    • virroitussanka
    • solmuke
    • alistua
    • tervehtiä
    • keulasoutaja
    marine
    • keula
    • kokka
    • kaari
    • kaartua
    • kaarevuus
    • kaarre
    • kaareutuma
    • nauharuusuke
    • taipuma
    • taivuttaa
    • taipua
    • kumartaa
    • kumarrus
    • kumarrella
    • kumartua
    • käsitellä jousta
    • köyristää
    • pokata
    • koukistaa
    * * *
    I 1. verb
    1) (to bend (the head and often also the upper part of the body) forwards in greeting a person etc: He bowed to the ladies; They bowed their heads in prayer.) kumartaa
    2) ((with to) to accept: I bow to your superior knowledge.) taipua
    2. noun
    (a bowing movement: He made a bow to the ladies.)
    II 1. bəu noun
    1) (a springy curved rod bent by a string, by which arrows are shot.) jousi
    2) (a rod with horsehair stretched along it, by which the strings of a violin etc are sounded.) jousi
    3) (a looped knot of material: Her dress is decorated with bows.) rusetti, solmuke
    2. noun
    ((often in plural) the front of a ship or boat: The waves broke over the bows.)

    English-Finnish dictionary > bow

  • 16 crawl

    • ryömiä
    • ryömiminen
    • kihistä
    • mateleminen
    • madella
    • matelu
    • mataa
    • krooli
    • kroolata
    • kömpiä
    • laahustaa
    • kontata
    • kompuroida
    * * *
    kro:l 1. verb
    1) (to move slowly along the ground: The injured dog crawled away.) ryömiä
    2) ((of people) to move on hands and knees or with the front of the body on the ground: The baby can't walk yet, but she crawls everywhere.) kontata
    3) (to move slowly: The traffic was crawling along at ten kilometres per hour.) madella
    4) (to be covered with crawling things: His hair was crawling with lice.) kuhista
    2. noun
    1) (a very slow movement or speed: We drove along at a crawl.) matelu
    2) (a style of swimming in which the arms make alternate overarm movements: She's better at the crawl than she is at the breaststroke.) krooli

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  • 17 dart

    • rynnätä
    • nuoli
    • heittokeihäs
    • heittää
    • tikanheitto
    • tikka (peli)
    • tikka
    • keihäs
    • kirmaista
    • kipaista
    • kiitää
    • muotolaskos
    • syöksähtää
    • syöksyä
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a pointed arrow-like weapon for throwing or shooting: a poisoned dart.) nuoli, tikka
    2) (a sudden and quick movement.) syöksähdys
    2. verb
    (to move suddenly and quickly: The mouse darted into a hole.) syöksähtää

    English-Finnish dictionary > dart

  • 18 dash

    • paiskata
    • roiskauttaa
    • roiskahdus
    • romuttaa
    • rynnistää
    • ryntäys
    • rynnätä
    • tilkka
    • iskeä
    • iskeytyä
    • jälki
    • heittää
    • hujahtaa
    • hurahtaa
    • vauhti
    • viivoittaa
    • viiva
    • ajatusviiva
    • aavistus
    • ampaista
    • törmätä
    • ulkonainen loisto
    • yhdysmerkki
    • puhti
    • pyyhältää
    • pyrähdys
    • riehaantua
    • reipas ote
    • katkoviiva
    • kirmaista
    • kiitää
    • murskata
    • sekoittaa
    • melu
    • syöksyä
    • syöksähtää
    • syöksy
    • sännätä
    • syöksähdys
    • pinkaisu
    • pirskottaa
    • pinkaista
    • pinkoa
    * * *
    dæʃ 1. verb
    1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) syöksyä
    2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) paiskata
    3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) murskata
    2. noun
    1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) ryntäys
    2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) tilkka
    3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) ajatusviiva
    4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) puhti
    - dash off

    English-Finnish dictionary > dash

  • 19 dodge

    • niksi
    • hypähtää syrjään
    • juoni
    • juonitella
    • väistää sivuun
    • väistää
    • väistöliike
    • välttää
    • väistyä
    • väistellä
    • vältellä
    • temppu
    • kiertää
    • kikka
    • metku
    • metkuilla
    • laite
    * * *
    do‹ 1. verb
    (to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) väistää
    2. noun
    1) (an act of dodging.) väistöliike
    2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) metku

    English-Finnish dictionary > dodge

  • 20 execute

    • panna toimeen
    • toimia
    • toimeenpanna
    finance, business, economy
    • toimittaa
    • toteuttaa
    • esittää
    • soittaa
    • täytäntöönpanna
    • täytäntöön
    • täyttää
    • teilata
    • teurastaa
    • tehdä
    • teloittaa
    • likvidoida
    • mestata
    • murhata
    • suorittaa
    automatic data processing
    • suorittaa(komento)
    • surmata
    • tappaa
    • lynkata
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    'eksikju:t 1. verb
    1) (to put to death by order of the law: After the war many traitors were executed.) teloittaa
    2) (to carry out (instructions etc).) panna täytäntöön
    3) (to perform (a movement etc usually requiring skill).) esittää
    - executioner
    - executive
    2. noun
    1) (the branch of the government that puts the laws into effect.) toimeenpaneva elin
    2) (a person or body of people in an organization etc that has power to direct or manage: He is an executive in an insurance company.) johtaja, johto

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