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1 often
• usein• useasti• tiiviisti• tiheään• mones• monesti* * *'ofn(many times: I often go to the theatre; I should see him more often.) usein -
2 often enough
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3 every so often
• silloin tällöin* * *(sometimes; occasionally: I meet him at the club every so often.) monesti -
4 every now and then / every now and again / every so often
(occasionally: We get a letter from him every now and then.) silloin tällöinEnglish-Finnish dictionary > every now and then / every now and again / every so often
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5 ever so often
• useinkin -
6 more often
• useammin -
7 more often than not
• useimmiten -
8 most often
• useimmiten• useimmin -
9 not so often
• harvemmin -
10 tag along
( often with behind or with) (to follow or go (with someone), often when one is not wanted: We never get away from him - everywhere we go, he insists on tagging along (with us)!) roikkua kannoilla -
11 be the matter
( often with with) (to be the/a trouble, difficulty or thing that is wrong: Is anything the matter?; What's the matter with you?) olla vialla, vaivata -
12 I etc might have known
((often used in annoyance) I etc ought to have known, thought, guessed etc that something was or would be the case: I might have known you would lose the key!) olla arvattavissa -
13 measure up
( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) vetää vertoja -
14 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) raivata tietä kyynärpäätaktiikalla -
15 own up
( often with to) (to admit that one has done something: He owned up to having broken the window.) tunnustaa -
16 separate up
( often with into) (to divide: The house has been separated up into different flats.) jakaa -
17 ta-ta
((often used to or by young children) good-bye: Say ta-ta to Gran.) hei hei -
18 take a bet
( often with on) (to bet: Are you willing to take a bet on whether he'll come or not?) lyödä vetoa -
19 talk back
( often with to) (to answer rudely: Don't talk back to me!) olla nenäkäs -
20 think twice
( often with about) (to hesitate before doing (something); to decide not to do (something one was intending to do): I would think twice about going, if I were you.) miettiä toisenkin kerran
См. также в других словарях:
often — often, frequently, oft, oftentimes may be used with little or no distinction to mean again and again in more or less close succession. But often stresses the number of times a thing occurs, without regard to the interval of recurrence; frequently … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Often — Of ten, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] Thine often infirmities. 1 Tim. v. 23. [1913 Webster] And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — In current English this is more usually pronounced with the t silent. The comparative forms oftener and oftenest are permissible, although more often and most often are more commonly used … Modern English usage
often — (also archaic or N. Amer. oftentimes) ► ADVERB (oftener, oftenest) 1) frequently. 2) in many instances. USAGE The comparative and superlative forms oftener and oftenest are not incorrect, but are rarely used now in British English, the more usual … English terms dictionary
Often — Of ten ([o^]f n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener} ([o^]f n*[ e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
often — index chronic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
often — (adv.) c.1300, extended form of OFT (Cf. oft), originally before vowels and h , probably by influence of M.E. selden seldom. In common use from 16c., replacing oft … Etymology dictionary
often — [adv] frequently again and again, a number of times, generally, many a time, much, oftentimes, ofttimes, over and over, recurrently, regularly, repeatedly, time after time, time and again, usually; concept 541 Ant. infrequently, rarely, seldom … New thesaurus
often — [ôf′ən, äf′ən; ôf′tən, äf′tən] adv. [ME var. of OFT] many times; repeatedly; frequently adj. Archaic frequent … English World dictionary
often — of|ten W1S1 [ˈɔfən, ˈɔftən US ˈo:f ] adv [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: oft] 1.) if something happens often, it happens regularly or many times = ↑frequently ▪ She often works at the weekend. ▪ If you wash your hair too often, it can get too dry. ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
often — of|ten [ ɔfn ] adverb *** 1. ) on many occasions or in many situations: Often, students with family problems have difficulties at school. Boredom often leads to bad behavior. The home is often the most likely place in which someone is injured.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English