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• ojentaa• antaa• kestääfinance, business, economy• tarjota• pitää puoliaan* * *1) (to continue to survive etc until help arrives: The rescue team hoped the men in the boat could hold out till they arrived.) kestää2) (to continue to fight against an enemy attack: The soldiers held out for eight days.) pitää puoliaan3) (to be enough to last: Will our supplies hold out till the end of the month?) riittää
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