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1 lightly
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2 lightly constructed
• kevytrakenteinen -
3 lightly pickled
• vähänsuolattu -
4 get off lightly
(to escape or be allowed to go without severe punishment etc.) päästä kuin koira veräjästä -
5 touch lightly
• hipaista• hivellä• sipaista -
6 light
• onnellinen• tulitikku• tuli• ilmava• hyväntuulinen• iloinen• helppo• hilpeä• hento• huoleton• hohde• viritä• vieno• aurinkoinen• siro• ajanviete• vaalea• vaaleaihoinen• valkea• valaistus• valkeus• valoisuus• valoisa• valaista• valistus• valaisin• vallaton• valo• vähäinen• vähin matkatavaroin• päivänvalo• rento• ketterä• keveä• kevytmielinen• kepeä• kevyesti• kevyt• kirkas• lievä• lennokas• mieto• pehmeämarine• majakka• sulava• sytyttää• syttyä• säteilevä• ymmärrys• kuohkea• kuumentaa• kynttilä• lamppuaviation• laskeutua• köykäinen• pieni• pintapuolinen• lyhtymarine• loisto (majakka)• loiste* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) valo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) valo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tuli4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) valo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) kevyt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lievä3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) kevyt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) vajaapainoinen5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) kevyt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) kepeä7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) kevyt8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) heikko9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kuohkea•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
7 brush
• ottelu• ruokota• häntä• hyväillä• hipaista• hipaisu• hivellä• varvikko• sipaista• siivota• silittää• sivellin• sivellä• pusikko• pöheikkö• pyyhkiä• tiheikkö• kammata• harjata• harja• pensseli• pensasto• pesuharja• pensaikko• selkkaus• suoria• suka• sukia• suti• luuta* * *1. noun1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) harja2) (an act of brushing.) harjaus3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) ketunhäntä4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) yhteenotto2. verb1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) harjata2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) lakaista3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) harjata4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) hipaista•- brush away
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9 flit
• hulmuta• vilahtaa• liihotella• lennellä• muuttaa pois• lehahtaa* * *flitpast tense, past participle - flitted; verb(to move quickly and lightly from place to place: Butterflies flitted around in the garden.) liihottaa- flitting -
10 flutter
• olla levoton• räpistellä• räpytellä• räpsytellä• räpyttää• häälyä• hätääntyminen• hytistä• häilähdellä• tuulahdus• heilua• huiskua• huojunta• humu• hulmahdus• hulmuta• hulmahtaa• veikata• vedonlyönti• vilkuttaa• värähdellä• värähtely• pyrähdys• pyristellä• pyrähdys (linnun)• pyrähtää• rauhattomuus• tehdä rauhattomaksi• lepatus• lentää lepatella• liehua• lepattaa• leyhyä• lekkua• leiskua• läpättää (sydän)• läpättää• lainehtia* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) move quickly: A leaf fluttered to the ground.) lepattaa2) ((of a bird, insect etc) to move the wings rapidly and lightly: The moth fluttered round the light.) räpytellä2. noun1) (a quick irregular movement (of a pulse etc): She felt a flutter in her chest.) tykytys, lepatus2) (nervous excitement: She was in a great flutter.) kiihtymys -
11 graze
• olla laitumella• hipaista• sipaisu• sipaista• raapaisu• pyyhkäistä• raapaista• raapia• laiduntaa* * *ɡreiz I verb((of animals) to eat grass etc which is growing.) laiduntaaII 1. verb1) (to scrape the skin from (a part of the body): I've grazed my knee on that stone wall.) raapaista2) (to touch lightly in passing: The bullet grazed the car.) pyyhkäistä2. noun(the slight wound caused by grazing a part of the body: a graze on one's knee.) -
12 lenient
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13 merciful
• hyväsydäminen• inhimillinen• hellä• armollinen• anteeksiantava• armias• armelias• armahtavainen• lempeä• sääliväinen• säälivä• laupias* * *adjective (willing to forgive or to punish only lightly: a merciful judge.) armelias -
14 ping
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15 sauté
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16 scamper
• juosta• astella• pötkiä pakoon• kipittää• melu• pinkaista• luikkia* * *'skæmpə(to run quickly and lightly: The mouse scampered away when it saw me.) pinkoa -
17 shave
• höylä• hipaista• hipaisu• ajella• ajaa• ajaa parta• vuolla• parranajo• parturoida• leikata* * *ʃeiv 1. verb1) (to cut away (hair) from (usually oneself) with a razor: He only shaves once a week.) ajaa partansa2) ((sometimes with off) to scrape or cut away (the surface of wood etc): The joiner shaved a thin strip off the edge of the door.) höylätä, vuolla3) (to touch lightly in passing: The car shaved the wall.) hipoa2. noun((the result of) an act of shaving.) parranajo- shaven- shavings -
18 skim
• hipaista• vilkaista• silmäillä• pyyhkäistä• kevyesti koskettaa• liukua yli• kuoria• kuoria pois vaahto• kuoria pois• leijailla* * *skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) kuoria2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) kiitää3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) lukaista nopeasti•- skimmed milk -
19 snooze
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20 tickle
• ihastuttaa• huvittaa• hivellä• mairitella• kutina• kutka• kutiaa• kutkuttaa• kutista• kutittaa• kutku* * *'tikl 1. verb1) (to touch (sensitive parts of someone's skin) lightly, often making the person laugh: He tickled me / my feet with a feather.) kutittaa2) ((of a part of the body) to feel as if it is being touched in this way: My nose tickles.) syyhytä3) (to amuse: The funny story tickled him.) huvittaa2. noun1) (an act or feeling of tickling.) kutitus2) (a feeling of irritation in the throat (making one cough).) ärsytys•- ticklish- be tickled pink
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