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1 tail
• häntäpää• hännys• häntä• varjostaa• seurata jälkiä• pyrstö• kiekura• klaava• lieve• perä• perukka• saparo• selkäpuoli• saparo (häntä)• takapää• taka• laahus• loppupää* * *teil 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) häntä2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) perä, pyrstö2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seurata kannoilla- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) klaava- tail-end- tail-light
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2 peacock
• riikinkukko• kukkoilla• komeilla* * *'pi:kokfeminine - peahen; noun(a kind of large bird, the male of which is noted for its magnificent tail-feathers.) riikinkukko -
3 swallow
• nielaus• niellä• nielaisu• nielaista• juoda• hotkaisu• hotkaista• siemaus• ahmia• ahmaista• arvelematta uskoa• pääsky• pääskynen• haarapääskynen• haarapääsky• sulattaa• kulaus• pitää hyvänään* * *I 1. 'swoləu verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) nielaista2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) niellä mukisematta2. noun(an act of swallowing.)- swallow up II 'swoləu noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) pääskynen
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