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1 few
• jokunen• harvat• hiukan• vähälukuinen• vähän• harva• harvalukuinen• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) harvat- a few- few and far between -
2 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) harvassa -
3 few in number
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4 a few
• jonkin verran• jokunen• hiukan• vähän• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) muutama -
5 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) hyvin vähän -
6 apply a few drops
• tiputtaa -
7 be few
• harvassa -
8 last few years of
• loppuvuosi -
9 next few days
• lähipäivät -
10 of few words
• harvasanainen -
11 quite a few
• muutamia• melkoinen määrä -
12 the last few years of
• loppuvuosi -
13 the next few days
• lähipäivät -
14 acceptance
• hyväksyminen• hyväksyntä• tunnustusfinance, business, economy• tunnuste• tunnustaminen• vastaanotto• vastaanottaminen (Iähetyksen)• vastaanottaminen• vekselin tunnustaminen• varmennus• vekselifinance, business, economy• vekselitunnustefinance, business, economy• aksepti• vahvistus• tavaran vastaanotto• suostumus* * *noun We have had few acceptances to our invitation.) hyväksyminen -
15 billion
• biljoona• miljardi* * *'biljən 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) biljoona, miljardi2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) biljoona, miljardi3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) biljoona, miljardi2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) biljoona, miljardi- billionth -
16 chamber
• rumpu• istuntosali• huone• tila• kammio• kamarimedicine, veterinary• pesäke• pesä• soppi• koppi• komero• kotelo* * *' eimbə1) (a room.) kamari2) (the place where an assembly (eg Parliament) meets: There were few members left in the chamber.) kokoushuone3) (such an assembly: the Upper and Lower Chambers.) kamari4) (an enclosed space or cavity eg the part of a gun which holds the bullets: Many pistols have chambers for six bullets.) patruunapesä•- chamber music -
17 common
• totunnainen• normaali• hyväksyttävä• jokapäiväinen• julkinen• tyydyttävä• tunnettu• epähieno• frekventti• alhainen• arkipäiväinen• arkinen• usein esiintyvä• vallitseva• yhteinen• yhteis-• yhteiskunnallinen• yhteismaa• yhteisniitty• rahvaanomainen• tavanomainen• tavallinen• kelvollinen• keskinkertainen• kohtalainen• halpa• sovinnainen• yleinen• käypä• laatuunkäypä* * *'komən 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) yleinen, tavallinen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) yhteinen3) (publicly owned: common property.) julkinen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) karkea5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) tavallinen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) yleisnimi2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) yleinen virkistysalue- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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18 couple
• aviopari• yhdistää• koirapari• koiranvitjat• liittää• liittyä pariksi• pariskunta• pari• kytkeätechnology• kytkeä yhteen* * *1. noun1) (two; a few: Can I borrow a couple of chairs?; I knew a couple of people at the party, but not many.) pari, muutama2) (a man and wife, or a boyfriend and girlfriend: a married couple; The young couple have a child.) pariskunta2. verb(to join together: The coaches were coupled (together), and the train set off.) kytkeä yhteen- couplet- coupling -
19 deluge
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20 dislike
• paheksua• paheksunta• inho• tyytymättömyys• tuntea vastenmielisyyttä• vastenmielisyys• vastahakoisuus• vihata• vihollisuus• antipatia• kauna• halveksia* * *1. verb(not to like; to have strong feelings against: I know he dislikes me.) inhota2. noun(strong feeling directed against a thing, person or idea: He doesn't go to football matches because of his dislike of crowds; He has few dislikes.) inho
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few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Few — (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe[ a], pl. fe[ a]we; akin to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl., Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf. {Paucity}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
few — ► DETERMINER , PRONOUN , & ADJECTIVE 1) (a few) a small number of. 2) not many. ► NOUN (the few) ▪ a select minority. ● few and far between Cf. ↑few and far between … English terms dictionary
few and far between — Very rare • • • Main Entry: ↑few * * * few and far between phrase not happening very often or not existing in many places Opportunities for promotion are few and far between. Thesaurus: rarely and not oftensynonym … Useful english dictionary
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few — (adj.) O.E. feawe (plural; contracted to fea) few, seldom, even a little, from P.Gmc. *faw , from PIE root *pau few, little (Cf. L. paucus few, little, paullus little, parvus little, small, pauper poor; Gk. pauros … Etymology dictionary
few — [fyo͞o] adj. [ME fewe < OE feawe, feawa, pl., akin to OFris fē, Goth fawai, pl. < IE base * pōu , small, little > L paucus, Gr pauros, little] not many; a small number of [few seats were left, a few people came] pron. not many; a small… … English World dictionary
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