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21 point-blank
• jyrkkä• muitta mutkitta• suoralta kädeltä• suorasuuntaus* * *point'blæŋkadjective, adverb1) ((in shooting) very close: He fired at her at point-blank range.) ampua lähietäisyydeltä2) (abrupt(ly); without warning or explanation: He asked her point-blank how old she was.) päin naamaa -
22 rational
• järkiperäinen• järkevä• järjenmukainen• järkeenkäypä• järjellinen• hillitty• viisas• ajatteleva• asiallinen• rationaali• realistinen• rationaalinen• tervejärkinen• mielekäs• selväjärkinen• ymmärrettävä• ymmärtävainen• älyllinen• looginen* * *1) (able to think, reason and judge etc: Man is a rational animal.) rationaalinen2) (sensible; reasonable; logical; not (over-) influenced by emotions etc: There must be a rational explanation for those strange noises) järkevä•- rationality -
23 rattle through
(to say or do (something) quickly: The teacher rattled through his explanation so quickly that no-one could understand him.) käydä vauhdilla läpi -
24 second etc place
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) ensinnäkin, toiseksi -
25 secret
• ongelma• arvoitus• mysteerio• mysteeri• sala• salaisuus• salainen• latentti• piilevä• luottamuksellinen* * *'si:krit 1. adjective(hidden from, unknown to, or not told to, other people: a secret agreement; He kept his illness secret from everybody.) salainen2. noun1) (something which is, or must be kept, secret: The date of their marriage is a secret; industrial secrets.) salaisuus2) (a hidden explanation: I wish I knew the secret of her success.) salaisuus•- secrecy- secretive
- secretively
- secretiveness
- secretly
- secret agent
- secret police
- in secret
- keep a secret -
26 self-explanatory
• itsestään selvä* * *selfik'splænətəri(needing no explanation: I think the pictures in the instruction manual are self-explanatory.) itsestään selvä -
27 suggest
• ohjailla• nimetä• neuvoa• johdattaa mieleen• vihjata• viitata• ehdottaa• esittää• esitellä• väittää• puoltaa• kehottaa• merkitä• manipuloida• mainostaa• suggeroida• suosittaa• suositellafinance, business, economy• tarjota* * *sə'‹est, ]( American also) səɡ-1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) ehdottaa2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) vihjata• -
28 then
• niin muodoin• tuolloin• tällöin• sitten• siis• silloinen• silloin• sen jälkeen• sen vuoksi* * *ðen 1. adverb1) (at that time in the past or future: I was at school then; If you're coming next week, I'll see you then.) silloin2) (used with prepositions to mean that time in the past or future: John should be here by then; I'll need you before then; I have been ill since then; Until then; Goodbye till then!) silloin, se3) (after that: I had a drink, (and) then I went home.) sitten4) (in that case: He might not give us the money and then what would we do?) siinä tapauksessa5) (often used especially at the end of sentences in which an explanation, opinion etc is asked for, or which show surprise etc: What do you think of that, then?) sitten6) (also; in addition: I have two brothers, and then I have a cousin in America.) lisäksi2. conjunction(in that case; as a result: If you're tired, then you must rest.) siinä tapauksessa3. adjective(at that time (in the past): the then Prime Minister.) silloinen -
29 theory
• oppi• oletus• oppisuunta• teoria* * *'Ɵiəriplural - theories; noun1) (an idea or explanation which has not yet been proved to be correct: There are many theories about the origin of life; In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.) teoria2) (the main principles and ideas in an art, science etc as opposed to the practice of actually doing it: A musician has to study both the theory and practice of music.) teoria•- theoretically
- theorize
- theorise
- theorist -
30 unlikely
• epätodennäköinen• vähän lupaava* * *(not likely or probable: an unlikely explanation for his absence; She's unlikely to arrive before 7.00 p.m.; It is unlikely that she will come.) epätodennäköinen -
31 weak
• ohut• niukka• höllä• heiveröinen• hento• hatara• heikko• heikkoluonteinen• hauras• huonokuntoinen• huono• hintelä• vieno• avuton• vaisu• voimaton• vähäinen• kitulias• lievä• kalpea• mieto• pehmeä• laiha• laimea• pieni* * *wi:k1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) heikko2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) heikkoluonteinen3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) laimea4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) epäuskottava5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) huono•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for
- 1
- 2
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