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1 into the house
• taloon -
2 at the double
• juoksumarssia* * *(very quickly: He came up the road at the double and rushed into the house.) salamannopeasti -
3 steal
• ryöstää• rosvota• näpistää• hiipiä• hiipiä varkain• varastaa• viedä• vohkia• anastaa• livahtaa• kähveltää• pihistää• pimittää* * *sti:lpast tense - stole; verb1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) varastaa2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) tehdä jotakin salaa3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) hiipiä -
4 silver
• hopeanharmaa• hopeat• hopeinen• hopea• hopeankirkas• hopeoida• hopearaha• hopeanheleä• hopeanvärinen* * *'silvə 1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) hopea2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) hopeat2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) hopea-2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) 25-vuotis-•- silvery- silver foil/paper -
5 intend
• aikoa• ajatella• puuhata• hankkia• meinata• suunnitella• tahtoa• tarkoittaa (aikoa)• tarkoittaa* * *in'tend 1. verb1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) aikoa2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) tarkoittaa3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) tarkoittaa•- intent2. noun(purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.) aikomus- intentional
- intentionally
- intently -
6 strip
• pala• ryöstää paljaaksi• riisuuntua• riisua• riisuutua• riistää• rima• tilkkutechnology• irrottaa• juova• asemoida• anastaa• reunus• repiä pois• riipiä• kieleke• kiskoa• lista• liuskatechnology• liitinrima• lippu• lista (reunus)radio / television• kaista• kaistale• kaitale• hajottaa• nauha• piena• sarka• sarka (pelto-)• suikale• säleautomatic data processing• kuoria (atk)• kuoria• kuoria johtimen eriste• kyniä• poistaa* * *strip 1. past tense, past participle - stripped; verb1) (to remove the covering from something: He stripped the old varnish off the wall; He stripped the branch (of its bark) with his knife.) kuoria2) (to undress: She stripped the child (naked) and put him in the bath; He stripped and dived into the water; They were told to strip to the waist.) riisua, riisuutua3) (to remove the contents of (a house etc): The house/room was stripped bare / stripped of its furnishings; They stripped the house of all its furnishings.) viedä4) (to deprive (a person) of something: The officer was stripped of his rank for misconduct.) riistää2. noun1) (a long narrow piece of (eg cloth, ground etc): a strip of paper.) suikale2) (a strip cartoon.) sarjakuva3) (a footballer's shirt, shorts, socks etc: The team has a red and white strip.) peliasu•- strip-lighting
- strip-tease 3. adjectivea strip-tease show.) striptease- -
7 initial
• nimikirjaimet• nimikirjain• varustaa nimikirjaimilla• esi-• etukirjain• alku• alkukirjain• alku-• allekirjoittaa• alkuperäinen• merkitä nimikirjaimensa• neitseellinen• parafoida• sananalkuinen• lähtö* * *i'niʃəl 1. adjective(of, or at, the beginning: There were difficulties during the initial stages of building the house.) alku-2. noun(the letter that begins a word, especially a name: The picture was signed with the initials JJB, standing for John James Brown.) alkukirjain, nimikirjaimet3. verb(to mark or sign with initials of one's name: Any alteration on a cheque should be initialled.) merkitä nimikirjaimensa- ʃieit
1) (to start (eg a plan, scheme, changes, reforms etc): He initiated a scheme for helping old people with their shopping.) panna alulle
2) (to take (a person) into a society etc, especially with secret ceremonies: No-one who had been initiated into the society ever revealed the details of the ceremony.) vihkiä jäseneksi
- ʃiət
- initiation(a person who has been initiated (into a society etc).)
jäseneksi vihitty
- initiative -
8 separate
• oma• ottaa erilleen• toisaalla• jakaa• irrallinen• itsenäinen• jakautua• jakaantua• irtautua• irtonainentechnology• irrottaa• vapaana• vartavastinen• vieroittaa• erikoinen• eri• erikseen• erotella• etäinen• erillinen• erottaa• eri paikassa• erkaantua• eritellä• erota• eristää• eristäytyä• eristynyt• erotella omaisuus• erityinen• erillään• erossa• eristetty• erillään oleva• analysoida• analoginen• karsinoida• keskeyttää• haaraantua• haarautua• hajota• hajottaa• muualla• saattaa eroon• separoida• saattaa erilleen• spesiaalinen• spesiaali• spesifinen• yksinäinen• yksittäinen• leikata• pitää erossa• pitää erillään• lohkoa• lähteä irti• lohkaista• loitontaa* * *1. 'sepəreit verb1) ((sometimes with into or from) to place, take, keep or force apart: He separated the money into two piles; A policeman tried to separate the men who were fighting.) erottaa2) (to go in different directions: We all walked along together and separated at the cross-roads.) erota3) ((of a husband and wife) to start living apart from each other by choice.) muuttaa asumaan erilleen2. -rət adjective1) (divided; not joined: He sawed the wood into four separate pieces; The garage is separate from the house.) erillinen2) (different or distinct: This happened on two separate occasions; I like to keep my job and my home life separate.) eri, erillään•- separable
- separately
- separates
- separation
- separatist
- separatism
- separate off
- separate out
- separate up -
9 bank
• pankki• padota• riutta• nietos• hoitaa pankkiasiansa• törmä• töyräs• valli• rantatörmä• rantavalli• reuna• rantapenger• ranta• tehdä kaltevaksi• kasaantua• kasata• kallistua• kallistumaautomatic data processing• muistimoduli• penkki• penkka• pengermä• penger• särkkä• tallettaa pankkiin• äyräs• ympäröidä penkereellä• piennar• pientare• kootaelectricity• kosketinkenttä* * *I 1. bæŋk noun1) (a mound or ridge (of earth etc): The child climbed the bank to pick flowers.) törmä2) (the ground at the edge of a river, lake etc: The river overflowed its banks.) äyräs3) (a raised area of sand under the sea: a sand-bank.) hiekkasärkkä2. verb1) ((often with up) to form into a bank or banks: The earth was banked up against the wall of the house.)2) (to tilt (an aircraft etc) while turning: The plane banked steeply.)II 1. bæŋk noun1) (a place where money is lent or exchanged, or put for safety and/or to acquire interest: He has plenty of money in the bank; I must go to the bank today.) pankki2) (a place for storing other valuable material: A blood bank.) varasto, pankki2. verb(to put into a bank: He banks his wages every week.)- banker- bank book
- banker's card
- bank holiday
- bank-note
- bank on III bæŋk noun(a collection of rows (of instruments etc): The modern pilot has banks of instruments.) rivistö -
10 look
• näyttää joltakin• näyttää• ilme• ilmaantua• hyvä tilaisuus• tähystellä• tuntua• tähyillä• tyyli• vilahdus• vilkaista• vilkaisu• virtaus• etsiä• silmäys• ulkoasu• ulkomuoto• vaikuttaa• katsella• katsaus• katsahtaa• katse• katsoa• kas• katsahdus• hakea• mahdollisuus• tarkastella• käväisy• käynti• pikavisiitti* * *luk 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) katsoa2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) vaikuttaa3) (to face: The house looks west.) olla päin2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) vilkaisu2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) ilme3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) ulkonäkö•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to -
11 through
chemistry• rikki• saakka• jonkin kautta• jostakin syystä• avulla• alusta loppuun• välitse• välityksellä• välistä• kauttakulku• kautta• kaukalo• halki• murtautua läpi• lävitse• pitkin• poikki• poikki (yli)• lomitse• läpi• läpeensä• läpikulkeva* * *Ɵru: 1. preposition1) (into from one direction and out of in the other: The water flows through a pipe.) läpi2) (from side to side or end to end of: He walked (right) through the town.) lävitse3) (from the beginning to the end of: She read through the magazine.) kokonaan4) (because of: He lost his job through his own stupidity.) vuoksi5) (by way of: He got the job through a friend.) välityksellä6) ((American) from... to (inclusive): I work Monday through Friday.)2. adverb(into and out of; from one side or end to the other; from beginning to end: He went straight/right through.) lävitse, poikki3. adjective1) ((of a bus or train) that goes all the way to one's destination, so that one doesn't have to change (buses or trains): There isn't a through train - you'll have to change.) suora yhteys2) (finished: Are you through yet?)•4. adverb(in every part: The house was furnished throughout.) täysin- soaked
- wet through
- through and through
- through with -
12 shape
• hyytelö• järjestyä• järjestys• asu• formuloida• figuuri• ulkomuoto• rakennustoiminta• kehittää• kelpuuttaa• kaava• hahmottaa• hahmo• hahmottua• modifioida• muotoutua• muovautua• muoto• muokata• muovailla• muodota• muotoilla• muodostella• muodostaa• muotti• muovata• malli• suunnitella• ääriviiva• kuosi• kunto• kuvio• kuva* * *ʃeip 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) muoto2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) hahmo3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) kunto2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) muovata2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) muokata3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) hahmottua•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape -
13 rise
• ojentautua• palkankorotus• paisua• saada alkunsa• nostaa• nousta• nousu• nousukohta• nostatus• nosto• ilmaantua• vastamäki• virkaylennys• elpyminen• enetä• aiheutua• alku• töyräs• pörhistyä• kapinoida• kasvaa• kohoama• kohoaminen• kohentua• kohoutuma• kiivetä• kohota• kohottautua• kohouma• kohotus• lisääntyä• lisääntyminenfinance, business, economy• kallistua (hinta)• kallistua• kallistua(talous)• kallistuminen• kajastaa• mäki• menestyä• syntyä• synty• ylennys• yletä• ylämäki• kummuta• kukkula• korotus• lähde• lopettaa istunto* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) nousta2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) nousta3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) nousta4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) nousta seisomaan5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) nousta6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) nousta7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) nousta8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) yletä9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) alkaa10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) nousta11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) kohota12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) nousta ylös2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) nousu2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) palkankorotus3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) mäki4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) nousu•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) nouseva- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
14 set
• paikoilleen asetettu• panna kuntoon• panos• panna tekemään jotakin• painaa• panna• ryhmäkunta• ryhmä• tuijottava• nurkkakunta• nupukivi• normaali• hyytyä• hyydyttää• hyytelöityä• istukas• jakso• istuttaa• joukko• joukko (mat.)automatic data processing• joukko (ATK)• jähmettynyt• järkkymätön• joukko(tietotekn)• varmatechnology• vastaanotin• varusteet• virittää• vesa• astiasto• erä• sijoittaa• seurue• asetettu• asento• asettua• asettaa• asettaa sijoilleen• asettaa arvo• upottaa• usuttaa• vakiintunut• vakiintua• valmius• yhdistelmä• yhde• porukka• tehdä hedelmää• tasokurssi• teroittaa• kattaa• kattaa (pöytä)• kehystää• kiinnitetty• kerta• kohdistaa• kiinteä• kokoelma• kiintiöfinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• liikkumaton• kaavamainenfinance, business, economy• kalusto• jäykkä• jäykistyäforest and paper industry• haritus• harittaa• mennä mailleen• määrätä• määrätty• muodollinen• saattaa kovettumaan• sarja• setti• sovittaa• säädetty• säännellä• suuntaus• suunta• kovettua• kuvauspaikka• latoaautomatic data processing• laitteisto• laittautua• ladella• lajitelma• laittaa• laite• lavasteet• lavastus• laskeaelectricity• piiri• pino• piintynyt• piimiä• pistää• koneikko• kopiosarja• koristaa• lujittua* * *set 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) asettaa, panna2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) kattaa pöytä3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) määrätä4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) antaa5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) saada tekemään6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) laskea7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) jähmettyä8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) säätää9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) laittaa (tukka)10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) upottaa11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) panna kohdalleen2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) vakio2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) valmis3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) harkittu4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) jäykkä5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) muuttumaton6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) koristeltu3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sarja2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) vastaanotin3) (a group of people: the musical set.) ryhmä4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) hiusten laitto5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) lavastus6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) erä•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon -
15 interior
• interiööri• sisä-• sisä• sisämaan• sisempi• sisämaa• sisäosa• sisus• sisäpuoli• sisusta• sisäinen• sisäpuolinen• sisäkuva• sisäkohtaus• uumenet• perempi* * *in'tiəriə 1. adjective(on, of etc, the inside of (something): the interior walls of a building.) sisä-2. noun1) (the inside of a building etc: The interior of the house was very attractive.) sisäpuoli2) (the part of a country away from the coast, borders etc: The explorers landed on the coast, and then travelled into the interior.) sisämaa•- interior decorator -
16 wire
• nitomalanka• johto• johdintechnology• viira• vahvistaa metallilangalla• vaijeri• vanunki• puhelinlanka• rautalanka• teräslankafinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• lennättää• lennätin• metallilanka• sähkösanoma• sähkeelectricity• sähköjohto• sähköttää• yksilankajohto• kääriä• lanka• lankajohdin• langoittaa* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) metallilanka2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) johto3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) lennätin4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) sähke2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) johdottaa2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) sähköttää3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) lähettää sähkeitse•- wireless- wiring
- high wire
- wire-netting -
17 condition
• olla ehtona• olosuhteet• olo• olot• olomuoto• olosuhde• olotila• ruumiinkunto• varaus• vire• edellytys• edellytykset• ehto• ehdollistaa• asema• vaade• vaatimus• valmentaa hyvään kuntoon• välipuhe• vointi• premissi• rajoitus• tilanne• tila• terveydentila• terveys• klausuuli• fysiikka• määräehto• peruste• sopimuskohta• tarkoitemääräys• kunto• kuntoisuus• konditio• korjaus* * *kən'diʃən 1. noun1) (state or circumstances in which a person or thing is: The house is not in good condition; He is in no condition to leave hospital; under ideal conditions; living conditions; variable conditions.)2) (something that must happen or be done before some other thing happens or is done; a term or requirement in an agreement: It was a condition of his going that he should pay his own expenses; That is one of the conditions in the agreement.)2. verb1) (to affect or control: behaviour conditioned by circumstances.) vaikuttaa, säädellä2) (to put into the required state: The footballers trained hard in order to condition themselves for the match.) ilmastoitu, kuntoinen•- conditionally
- conditioner
- on condition that -
18 drive
• ohjastaa• ohjata• panna liikkeelle• painostaa• pakottaa• rynnistys• iskeä• jälkidiffusointi• työasema• viettymys• vietti• veto• sisääntulotie• ajella• ajomatka• ajaa takaa• ajaa• ajoretki• ajelehtia• ajautua• ajelutechnology• ajoautomatic data processing• asema (atk)• asema(tietotekn)technology• voimansiirto• puhkaista• puhti• puistotie• pyryttää• pyrkimys• rahdata• teemapäivä• kiitääautomatic data processing• levyasema• lennättää• kaivaa• kampanja• patistaa• saattaa• matkustaa• sysäys• tarmoautomatic data processing• yksikkö• kulkea• kuljetin• kuljettaatechnology• käyttö• käyttää• kyyditätechnology• käyttölaite• piiskata• piestä• lyödä* * *1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) ajaa2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) ajaa3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) ajaa4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) lyödä5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) käyttää, panna liikkeelle2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) ajelu2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) ajotie3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) tarmo4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) kampanja5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) kova lyönti, draivi6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
- drive on -
19 repair
• panna kuntoon• paikata• hyvittää• huoltaa• uudistaminen• remontti• remontoida• kohentaa• parsia• parannella• parantaa• saneerata• saneeraus• kunto• kuntoonpano• kunnossapito• kunnostus• kunnostaa• kunnostaminen• laittaa• korjaaminen• korvata• korjaus (esineen)• korjaus• korjata* * *ri'peə 1. verb1) (to mend; to make (something) that is damaged or has broken down work again; to restore to good condition: to repair a broken lock / torn jacket.) korjata2) (to put right or make up for: Nothing can repair the harm done by your foolish remarks.) korjata2. noun1) ((often in plural) the act of repairing something damaged or broken down: I put my car into the garage for repairs; The bridge is under repair.) korjaus2) (a condition or state: The road is in bad repair; The house is in a good state of repair.) kunto•- reparable
- reparation
- repairman -
20 separate up
( often with into) (to divide: The house has been separated up into different flats.) jakaa
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