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1 for hours
• tuntitolkulla• tuntikausia* * *(for a very long time: We waited for hours for the train.) tuntikaupalla -
2 for hours and hours
• tuntikaupalla -
3 for hours on end
• tuntikausia -
4 for
• omia• palvella• nimissä• hyväksi• jostakin huolimatta• jonkin takia• jollekulle• tähden• havitella• vastenmielisyys• vartentransport• vapaasti rautatievaunussa• vastaan• edestä• eduksi• eteen• sijasta• sijaan• sillä• ajaksi• asemesta• vuoksi• puolen• puolesta• puolella• puolelle• päästä jonnekin• katsoen• kohden• myötä• soveltua• suhteen• taipumus• takia* * *fo: 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) jollekin, varten2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) johonkin, kohti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) verran4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) jotakin, johonkin5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) jostakin6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) johonkin, varten7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) puolesta8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) puolesta9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) puolella10) (because of: for this reason.) syystä11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) varten12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) johonkin, kohtaan13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) joksikin14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).)15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) huolimatta2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) sillä -
5 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) ottaa lukua2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) poikki, unessa -
6 hour
• työtunti• tunti• hetki• aika• vuoro* * *1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) tunti2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) hetki, aika•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour -
7 speak
• puhutella• puhua• keskustella• haastaa• sanoa• lausua• pitää puhe* * *spi:kpast tense - spoke; verb1) (to say (words) or talk: He can't speak; He spoke a few words to us.) puhua2) ((often with to or (American) with) to talk or converse: Can I speak to/with you for a moment?; We spoke for hours about it.) keskustella3) (to (be able to) talk in (a language): She speaks Russian.) puhua4) (to tell or make known (one's thoughts, the truth etc): I always speak my mind.) kertoa5) (to make a speech, address an audience: The Prime Minister spoke on unemployment.) pitää puhe•- speaker- speaking
- spoken
- - spoken
- generally speaking
- speak for itself/themselves
- speak out
- speak up
- to speak of -
8 talk
• pakista• pakina• pakina esitelmä• rupatella• tokaista• todeta• neuvottelu• neuvotella• hälytä• häly• hälistä• jaaritus• jaaritella• jutteluhetki• juoruta• jutustella• jutella• juttelu• juoru• turista• vastata• virkkaa• deklamoida• esitelmä• puhelu• puheenaihe• puhutella• puhella• puhua• pukahtaa• puhe• pälpättää• keskustella (puhua)• keskustella• keskustelu• haastaa• haastella• sanoa• mainita• tarinoida• lausua• luento* * *to:k 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) puhua2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) juoruta3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) keskustella jostakin2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) keskustelu2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) luento3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) juoruilu4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) suunpieksäntä•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop -
9 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) puhua ympäri2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) puhua pääsemättä asiaan -
10 be up and about
(to be out of bed: I've been up and about for hours; Is she up and about again after her accident?) jalkeilla -
11 bite
• sisäänrakennettu testauslaitteisto* * *1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) purra, pistää2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) puraisu, pisto2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) nykäisy•- biting- bite the dust -
12 coop up
• panna häkkiin• sulkea* * *(to shut into a small place: We've been cooped up in this tiny room for hours.) teljetä -
13 entertain
• ottaa vastaan vieraana• ilahduttaa• hauskuuttaa• hauskuttaa• huvittaa• huvitella• viihdyttää• edustaa• elättää• riemastuttaa• kestitä• kestittääfinance, business, economy• tarjota• pitää kutsuja* * *entə'tein1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) kestitä2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) viihdyttää3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) elättää•- entertaining
- entertainment -
14 hold forth
• paasata• puhuafinance, business, economy• tarjota* * *(to talk or give one's opinions, often loudly, at great length: The prime minister held forth for hours on the success of his government.) paasata -
15 puzzle
• ongelma• palapeli• hämmästellä• hölmistyttää• ihmetyttää• hämäännyttää• tuottaa päänvaivaa• sokkelo• arvoitus• vaivata päätänsä• pulma• pulmallinen asia• päänvaiva• haitata• saattaa ymmälle• sotkea* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) hämmentää2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) pohtia2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) pulma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) palapeli, ristisanatehtävä•- puzzling- puzzle out -
16 waffle
• humpuuki• vohveli• laverrella* * *I 1. 'wofl verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) jaaritusII 'wofəl noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) -
17 solid
• tukeva• tukevatekoinen• jähmeä aine• jähmeä• juureva• jykevä• varma• vinoviiva• eheä• ehjä• sitkeä• solidi• täys-• täysipitoinen• täyteinen• täysi• täyteläinen• umpinainen• vakavarainen• vakio• vakaa• vankka• yhtenäinen• tiivis• kappale• kauttaviiva• kauttaaltaan samaa ainetta• kiinteä• kiinteä aine• kokonainen• kankea• jäykkä• massiivi• massiivinen• kouraantuntuva• kova• konsistentti• kompakti• lujarakenteinen• luotettava• lujatekoinen• luja* * *'solid 1. adjective1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) kiinteä2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) umpinainen3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) vankka4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) täysi, umpi-5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) yhtenäinen6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) kolmiulotteinen7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) tauoton2. adverb(without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) yhteen menoon3. noun1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) kiinteä aine2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) kolmiulotteinen kappale•- solidify
- solidification
- solidity
- solidness
- solidly
- solid fuel -
18 question
• ongelma• tutkia (kuulustella)• tutkia• dilemma• epäilys• epäillä• aihe• asettaa kyseenalaiseksi• asia• arvoitus• udella• vaatimus• urkkia• probleema• pulma• tentata• tiedustella• tiedustelu• kiistää• haastaa• perätä• kysyä• kyseenalaistaa• kuulla• kysymys• kysellä• kuulustella• kysely* * *'kwes ən 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) kysymys2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) kysymys3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) tehtävä4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) epäily, kiista5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) kysymys (ei tule kysymykseenkään)2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) kuulustella2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) kyseenalaistaa•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question -
19 rest
• ripe• rääppeet• tuki• tukea• nojata• nokkaunet• nojautua• noja• nukkua• jäte• tähde• haudan lepo• hengähtää• henkäistä• huilata• huokaista• huoahtaa• huilia• virkistyä• viipyä• siesta• antaa levätä• vapaa-aika• rentoutua• rauha• taukomerkki• tauko• levätä• lepo• lepuuttaa• lepotauko• lepopaikka• lepo-• lepohetki• levollisuus• levähdys• levähtää• lepoaikafinance, business, economy• jäämä• jäänne• jäädä• jäännös• mielenrauha• muu• muut• paussi• perustaa• perustua• maata• sopusointu• säilymä• säästymä• ylijäämä• koti• luottaa• loput• loppu• loppuosa* * *I 1. rest noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) lepo2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) lepo3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) tuki4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) pysähdyksissä2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.)2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.)3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.)5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.)•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
- set someone's mind at rest II rest- the rest -
20 time
• ote• ottaa aika• aikauttaa• aikakausi• aikamitta• ajastaa• ajoittaa• aika• ajanjakso• ajankohta• valita• tilaisuus• kerta• kellonaika• kohta• määräaika• määrätä• tahtilaji• tahti• loppuaika* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) aika2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) aika3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) aika4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') aika5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) oikea hetki6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) kerta7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) ajanjakso8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tahti2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) ottaa aikaa2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) ajoittaa•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again
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