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1 a tall order
(a difficult job or task: Asking us to finish this by Friday is a bit of a tall order.) ylivoimainen tehtävä -
2 tall
• isokasvuinen• isokokoinen• iso• uskomaton• liiallinen• mittainen• suurikasvuinen• pitkäkasvuinen• pitkä• pitkäkasvionen• korkea• kookas* * *to:l1) ((of people and thin or narrow objects such as buildings or trees) higher than normal: a tall man/tree.) pitkä, korkea2) ((of people) having a particular height: John is only four feet tall.) pituinen•- tallness- a tall order
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3 order
finance, business, economy• orderi• osoitus• ritari• ritarikuntafinance, business, economy• tilata• toimeksiantofinance, business, economy• tilaus• johtaa• järjestää• järjestys• jäsentäälaw• velvoittaa tuomiossa• veljeskunta• viranomaisen käsky• siivo• astelaw• asetus• antaa määräys• antaa käsky• vallita• valtuus• vuorojärjestys• pyyntö• päiväjärjestys• päätösmathematics• kertaluku• kansanluokka• hallita• munkkikunta• määrännäisvelkoja• määräys• määrätä• paremmuusjärjestysfinance, business, economy• maksuosoitus• säädös• suuruusluokka• sääntö• kunniamerkki• kuri• kunto• käsky• käskeä• lahko• laji• pitää komentoa• komento• komennus• komentaa• komennella• luokka* * *'o:də 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) määräys2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) tilaus3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) tilaus4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) kunto, järjestys5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) järjestys6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) järjestys7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) järjestys8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) maksumääräys9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) laji, luokka10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) munkkikunta2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) käskeä2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) tilata3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) järjestää•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) sairaala-apulainen2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) lähetti•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order
См. также в других словарях:
tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order … The small dictionary of idiomes
tall order — noun a formidable task or requirement finishing in time was a tall order but we did it • Syn: ↑large order • Hypernyms: ↑undertaking, ↑project, ↑task, ↑labor * * * tall order see under ↑ … Useful english dictionary
tall order — See: LARGE ORDER … Dictionary of American idioms
tall order — See: LARGE ORDER … Dictionary of American idioms
tall order — n. a request that is difficult to fulfill. □ That’s a tall order. Do you think anyone can do it? □ Well, it’s a tall order, but I’ll do it … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tall order — noun A big job; a difficult challenge. Guess theyd find it a pretty tall order trying to interfere with an American citizen … Wiktionary
tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Tall order — Something that is likely to be hard to achieve or fulfil is a tall order … Dictionary of English idioms
tall order — /tɔl ˈɔdə/ (say tawl awduh) noun a difficult task: *It was a tall order, and called for documentation and research far outpacing the inclinations of the bone idle O Shea. –kylie tennant, 1946 …
(a) tall order — a tall order informal phrase something very difficult that someone expects you to do To score four goals in one game is a tall order, even for him. Thesaurus: something that is difficult or unpleasant to do or deal withsynonym people and things… … Useful english dictionary
a tall order — ► a tall order an unreasonable or difficult demand. Main Entry: ↑tall … English terms dictionary
