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41 fiend
• orja• paholainen• riippuvainen• intoilija* * *fi:nd1) (a devil: the fiends of hell.) paholainen2) (a wicked or cruel person: She's an absolute fiend when she's angry.) paholainen3) (a person who is very enthusiastic about something: a fresh air fiend; a fiend for work.) intoilija, hullu•- fiendish- fiendishly -
42 foretell
• ennakoida• ennustaa• aavistaa• profetoida* * *fo:'telpast tense, past participle - foretold; verb(to tell (about something) before it has happened: to foretell the future from the stars.) ennustaa -
43 freak
• oikku• olla pilvessä• omituinenmedicine, veterinary• epämuodostuma• fanaatikko• aivoitus• päähänpisto• luonnonoikku* * *fri:k1) (an unusual or abnormal event, person or thing: A storm as bad as that one is a freak of nature; ( also adjective) a freak result.) luonnonoikku, kummajainen2) (a person who is wildly enthusiastic about something: a film-freak.) hullu, intoilija• -
44 fret
• olla huolissaan• panna väreilemään• ristikkokoriste• juonitella• tuskastua• tuskailla• tuskitella• vaivata• punontakoriste• kiukutella• kiukkuilla• kaivertaa• kalvaa• jäytää• kaivella• harmitella• hankautua• surra• syövyttää• koristaa leikkauksin* * *fretpast tense, past participle - fretted; verb(to worry or show anxiety or discontentment: She was always fretting about something or other.) olla huolissaan, äksyillä- fretful -
45 fuss
• touhuta• touhu• hääräily• hyörinä• hälinä• häly• hälistä turhaan• häärinä• hyöriä• häärätä• hössöttää• hyörintä• hääriä• hössötys• häärintä• hässäkkä• jupakka• huiskina• humina• huuto• homma• humu• askare• vouhottaja• vouhottaa• vouhotus• puuhailu• puuha• keikkuaradio / television• kohina• kohu• hanke• meteli• melu• kursailu* * *1. noun(unnecessary excitement, worry or activity, often about something unimportant: Don't make such a fuss.) tohina, hössötys2. verb(to be too concerned with or pay too much attention to (unimportant) details: She fusses over children.) touhottaa- fussy- fussily
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46 generalise
• yleistää* * *1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) yleistää2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) yleistää -
47 generalize
• yleistää* * *1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) yleistää2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) yleistää -
48 in passing
• ohimennen• nopeasti• sivumennen* * *(while doing or talking about something else; without explaining fully what one means: He told her the story, and said in passing that he did not completely believe it.) ohimennen -
49 indifference
• innottomuus• indifferenssi• holtiton• holtittomuus• vastuuntunnoton• vastuuntunnottomuus• vastuuton• edesvastuuton• edesvastuuttomuus• yhdentekevyys• välinpitämättömyys• leväperäisyys• leväperäinen• penseys• piittaamattomuus* * *noun (the state of showing no interest in, or concern about, something: She showed complete indifference to the cries of the baby.) välinpitämättömyys -
50 must have
(used to state a probability about something in the past: She must have been very young when she got married.) olla varmaankin -
51 notify
• neuvoa• ilmaista• ilmoittaa• antaa tiedoksi• tiedottaa* * *(to inform or warn about something: He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.) ilmoittaa -
52 ominous
• pahaenteinen• paha• huonoenteinen• varoittava• enteellinen• vaarallinen• uhkaava• vakava* * *'ominəs(giving a suggestion about something bad that is going to happen: an ominous cloud; an ominous silence.) pahaenteinen -
53 pensive
• ajatuksiin vaipunut• vakava• miettiväinen• mietteliäs• miettivä* * *'pensiv(thinking deeply (about something): a pensive mood.) mietteliäs- pensiveness -
54 prejudge
• ennakolta tuomita• ratkaista* * *(to make a decision about something before hearing all the facts.) tuomita ennakolta -
55 pry
• nuuskia• vivuta• urkkia• kangeta• kammeta* * *(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) urkkia -
56 put one's foot down
• toimia päättäväisesti* * *(to be firm about something: I put my foot down and refused.) pysyä lujana -
57 remorse
• omantunnontuska• tunnonvaivat• tunnontuskat• tunnonvaiva• katumus• syyllisyys* * *rə'mo:s(regret about something wrong or bad which one has done.) katumus- remorsefully
- remorseless
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58 resent
• olla harmissaan• panna pahakseen• panna jotakin pahakseen• pahastua• närkästyä• loukkaantua• loukkaantunut jostakin* * *ri'zent(to feel annoyed about (something) because one thinks it is unfair, insulting etc: I resent his interference in my affairs.) olla harmissaan- resentfully
- resentfulness
- resentment -
59 set someone's mind at rest
(to take away a person's worries about something.) rauhoittaa -
60 sleep on
(to put off making a decision about (something) overnight: I'll sleep on it and let you know tomorrow.) jättää asia hautumaan yön yli
См. также в других словарях:
make a song and dance about something — british informal phrase to complain a lot about something in an annoying and unnecessary way Every morning she made a great song and dance about getting ready for school. Thesaurus: to complainsynonym Main entry: song * * * … Useful english dictionary
sound off (about something) — 1. in. to omplain about something; to gripe about something. □ You are always sounding off about something that gripes your soul. D Just sound off ifyou’ve got a beef. 2. in. to speak out of turn about something. □ Who asked you to sound off… … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
in the dark (about something) — phrase not knowing very much about something, because other people are keeping it secret from you We are still very much in the dark about how the money was lost. keep someone in the dark (about something) (=not tell someone about something… … Useful english dictionary
find out something (about something) — ˌfind ˈout (about sth/sb) | ˌfind ˈout sth (about sth/sb) derived to get some information about sth/sb by asking, reading, etc • She d been seeing the boy for a while, but didn t want her parents to find out. • I haven t found anything out about… … Useful english dictionary
be unclear about something — be unclear about/as to/something phrase to not understand or not be certain about something be unclear about/as to/something about: Ben seems unclear about what’s expected of him. be unclear … Useful english dictionary
keep quiet about something — keep something quiet phrase to not tell anyone about something Can we trust him to keep quiet about what he’s seen? We’re going to keep her decision quiet for the moment. Thesaurus: to keep something secretsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
do something about something — do something/nothing/anything/about something phrase to do something nothing anything in order to deal with a problem Can’t you do something about the noise? It’s driving me crazy. The Government know the system isn’t working, but they do nothing … Useful english dictionary
have something to say about something — have something to say to someone/about something/ phrase to be angry with someone or about something ‘Uh oh,’ said Jimmy. ‘Mum’s going to have something to say to you.’ The boss will have something to say about this. Thesaurus: to be, or to… … Useful english dictionary
do nothing about something — do something/nothing/anything/about something phrase to do something nothing anything in order to deal with a problem Can’t you do something about the noise? It’s driving me crazy. The Government know the system isn’t working, but they do nothing … Useful english dictionary
do anything about something — do something/nothing/anything/about something phrase to do something nothing anything in order to deal with a problem Can’t you do something about the noise? It’s driving me crazy. The Government know the system isn’t working, but they do nothing … Useful english dictionary
have a thing about something — have a thing about (something) to have a strong opinion about something. I ve always had a thing about fresh raspberries, so now I grow them in my garden. She won t come to the beach with me because she has a thing about getting sand between her… … New idioms dictionary
