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1 between
• väliin• välillä• välissä• välistä• välitse• välille• keskenään• keskinen• keskeinen• kesken• lomitse* * *bi'twi:n1) (in, to, through or across the space dividing two people, places, times etc: between the car and the pavement; between 2 o'clock and 2.30; between meals.) välissä, välillä2) (concerning the relationship of two things or people: the difference between right and wrong.) välillä3) (by the combined action of; working together: They managed it between them.) keskenään, yhteisvoimin4) (part to one (person or thing), part to (the other): Divide the chocolate between you.) keskenään• -
2 the ...
((with comparative adjective or adverb) used to show the connection or relationship between two actions, states, processes etc: The harder you work, the more you earn.) -
3 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) olematon eroEnglish-Finnish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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4 exchange
• vastine• vaihdantafinance, business, economy• vaihtokauppa• vaihto• vaihtaafinance, business, economy• valuutanvaihto• vaihde• vaihde (tel)• vaihde(puhelin)finance, business, economy• valuutta• välitys• puhelinkeskus• pörssi• rahanvaihto• keskustelu• keskusfinance, business, economy• kurssi* * *iks' ein‹ 1. verb1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) vaihtaa2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vaihtaa2. noun1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) vaihtokauppa, vaihto2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) sananvaihto3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) valuutanvaihto4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) vaihtokurssi5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) pörssi6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) keskus• -
5 intercede
• välittää* * *intə'si:d1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) sovitella2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) puhua puolesta• -
6 distinguish
• olla ominaista• erottaa• ansioitua• tehdä huomatuksi• tehdä ero• kunnostautua* * *di'stiŋɡwiʃ1) ((often with from) to mark as different: What distinguishes this café from all the others?) erottaa2) (to identify or make out: He could just distinguish the figure of a man running away.) erottaa3) ((sometimes with between) to recognize a difference: I can't distinguish (between) the two types - they both look the same to me.) erottaa4) (to make (oneself) noticed through one's achievements: He distinguished himself at school by winning a prize in every subject.) erottua•- distinguished -
7 strike
• pamauttaa• osua• hyökätä• hyökkäys• iskeytyä• iskeä• tuntua oudolta• työnseisaus• humauttaa• huitoa• huitaista• hosua• vatkata• sivaltaa• ajautua• vaikuttaa• pommiattentaatti• purkaa• raapia• pälkähtää• kaato• hajottaa• musertaa• paukauttaa• sattua• löytää• taputtaa• lakkoilla• lakko• kolauttaa• kosketella• lyöttää• lyönti• lyöda• lyödä• läimäyttää* * *1. past tense - struck; verb1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) iskeä2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) iskeä3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) raapaista4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) lakkoilla5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) löytää6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) lyödä, soittaa7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) kiinnittää huomiota, vaikuttaa8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) lyödä9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) suunnata kulkunsa10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) laskea2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) lakko2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) löytö•- striker- striking
- strikingly
- be out on strike
- be on strike
- call a strike
- come out on strike
- come
- be within striking distance of
- strike at
- strike an attitude/pose
- strike a balance
- strike a bargain/agreement
- strike a blow for
- strike down
- strike dumb
- strike fear/terror into
- strike home
- strike it rich
- strike lucky
- strike out
- strike up -
8 apple of discord
• riitakapula• kiistakapula* * *(something attractive that causes envy and quarrels among people who think they deserve it: The right to host the Olympic Games is an apple of discord between the two countries.)- upset the apple cart -
9 collapse
• painua• rikki meno• romahdus• romahtaminen• romahtaa• häränpylly• häviö• epäonnistuminen• yhdistäämedicine, veterinary• pyörtyminen• pyörtyminen• pyllähtää• rappeutuneisuus• kellahtaa• kellistyä• kaatua• hajota• mennä kumoon• mennä nurin• moka• murtua• murentua• pettää• sortuma• sortuminen• sortua• särkyä• supistaa• äkkiheikentyminen• kukistua• kumota• kupsahtaa• langeta• lannistua• kollapsi• kompastuamedicine, veterinary• kollapsi• kokoonpainuminen• lysähdys• luhistua• lysähtää• lyyhistyä• luhistuminen• luhistaa* * *kə'læps1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) sortua2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) luhistua3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) romuttua4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) taittua kokoon• -
10 crush
• rutistaa• runnella• rikkoa• rusentaa• rouhia• ruhjoa• rypistää• romuttaa• tungos• tunkea• tuhota• nujertaa• hävittää• iskeä murskaksi• haukata• hienontaa• ahdinkomarine• ahtaus• pusertaa• pusertua• raastaa• repiä• kiristää• hajottaa• murska• murentaa• murskata• murentua• murtaa• musertaa• survoa• särkeä• suuret kutsut• tallata• kukistaa• lannistaa• pirstata• pirstoa• luhistaa* * *1. verb1) (to squash by squeezing together etc: The car was crushed between the two trucks.) murskata, puristaa2) (to crease: That material crushes easily.) rypistyä3) (to defeat: He crushed the rebellion.) kukistaa4) (to push, press etc together: We (were) all crushed into the tiny room.) ahtaa2. noun(squeezing or crowding together: There's always a crush in the supermarket on Saturdays.) tungos- crushing -
11 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
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12 intersection
• risteys• risteysalue• leikkauskohtaautomatic data processing• liittymämedicine, veterinary• leikkaus• leikkauspiste* * *- ʃən1) (the act of intersecting.) leikkaus2) (a place where lines, roads etc intersect: The crash occurred at the intersection (between the two roads).) leikkauspiste, risteysalue -
13 union
geography• Yhdysvallat* * *'ju:njən1) (the act of uniting or process of being united: Union between the two countries would be impossible.) liitto2) (the state of being united, eg in marriage, friendship etc: Their marriage was a perfect union.) liitto3) (a club or association: The European Union.) liitto• -
14 a bone of contention
(a cause of argument or quarrelling: Ownership of the boat was a bone of contention between the two men for many years.) riitakapula -
15 disagreement
• riita• ristiriita• riitaisuus• hylkäys• epäsopu• eripuraisuus• erimielisyys• yhteensoveltumattomuus• kiistely• hajanaisuus• hankaus* * *1) (disagreeing: disagreement between the two witnesses to the accident.) erimielisyys2) (a quarrel: a violent disagreement.) yhteenotto -
16 deadlock
• umpiperä• umpikuja• täydellinen seisahdus• pysähdystila• lukkiutuminen• lukkiutumaautomatic data processing• lukkiutuma (ATK)• lukkiuma• lukkiutuma(tietotekn)* * *noun (a situation in which no further progress towards an agreement is possible: Talks between the two sides ended in deadlock.) umpikuja -
17 dust-up
noun (a quarrel: There was a bit of a dust-up between the two men.) eripura -
18 vendetta
• verikosto* * *ven'detə(a fierce, often violent, long-lasting dispute: There has been a bitter vendetta between the two families for many years.) sukuriita, verikosto -
19 hold
• omistaa• olla voimassa• olla käypä• omata• olla mieltä• painiote• otemarine• ruumafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• toimeenpanna• hoitaa• vetää• estää• sitoa• sisältää• vaikutus• pysyä• päättää• kestää• kiinnekohta• kiinnike• kiinnityskohta• levähdysmerkki• kannatella• hallita• pidellä• pidättää• pidäke• pidätin• mahtua• soveltua• tarttua• käsitellätransport• lastiruuma• pitää kiinni• pitää paikkansa• pitää kädessä• pitää hallussaan• pitää* * *I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) pitää2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) pitää3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) pitää4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) pitää5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) pitää vangittuna6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) sisältää7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) pitää8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) pitää9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) hoitaa10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uskoa, pitää11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) olla voimassa12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) vaatia pitämään kiinni13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) puolustaa14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) pidätellä15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pitää yllä16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) pitää18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) omistaa19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) jatkua20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) odottaa21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) jatkaa22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) säilyttää23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) olla jonkun varalle2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.)2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.)3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.)•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II həuld noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastiruuma -
20 clash
• olla ristiriidassa• pamaus• ryminä• ristiriita• rämähtää• ryske• häly• iskeä yhteen• isku• helinä• törmäys• törmätä• törmätä vastakkain• yhteenotto• yhteentörmäys• riidellä• kalskahtaa• kaikua• kamppailu• kalahtaa• kalista• kajahdus• kalske• hankaus• selkkaus• tappelu* * *klæʃ 1. noun1) (a loud noise, like eg swords striking together: the clash of metal on metal.) kalske2) (a serious disagreement or difference: a clash of personalities.) yhteentörmäys3) (a battle: a clash between opposing armies.) yhteenotto4) ((of two or more things) an act of interfering with each other because of happening at the same time: a clash between classes.) päällekkäisyys2. verb1) (to strike together noisily: The cymbals clashed.) kalahtaa vastakkain2) (to fight (in battle): The two armies clashed at the mouth of the valley.) ottaa yhteen3) (to disagree violently: They clashed over wages.) ottaa yhteen4) (to interfere (with something or each other) because of happening at the same time: The two lectures clash.) sattua päällekkäin5) ((of colours) to appear unpleasant when placed together: The (colour of the) jacket clashes with the (colour of the) skirt.) riidellä
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