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1 persist
• tolkuttaa• tivata• toistella• jankuttaa• inttää• jankata• jauhaa• hokea• vatvoa• ei hellittää• uskotella• vakuuttaa• väittää• pysyä aikeessaan• pysyä järkähtämättömänä• kestää• kinata• jäädä• märehtiä• nalkuttaa• penätä• pitää kiinni* * *pə'sist(to keep doing, thinking etc in spite of opposition or difficulty; to continue asking, persuading etc: It will not be easy but you will succeed if you persist; He didn't want to tell her, but she persisted (in asking).) jatkaa sisukkaasti/sinnikkäästi/hellittämättä- persistently
- persistence -
2 lie
• olla pitkällään• olla• huijata• huiputtaa• huijaus• virua• sijaitamilitary• asema• valhe• vale• valehdella• puhua perättömiä• puhua pötyä• lekotella• levätä• narrata• petkutus• maata• piillä• loikoa• lojua• loikoilla* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) valhe2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) maata, olla2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) sijaita, olla3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) olla4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) piillä•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
3 ask
• binäärinen amplitudimodulaatio* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) kysyä2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pyytää3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) kutsua•- ask for
- for the asking -
4 be
• olla• olla olemassa• tulla• jaksaa• tuntua• voida• sijaita• löytyä• maksaa• käyt* * *present tense am ʌm, are a:, is ɪz; past tense was woz, were w†:; present participle 'being; past participle been bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn; subjunctive were w†:; short forms I'm aim (I am), you're ju† (you are), he's hi:z (he is), she's ʃi:z (she is), it's ɪ (it is), we're wi† (we are), they're Ɵe† (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't a:nt (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't w†:nt (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) olla2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) aikoa3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) joutua, tulla4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) olla määrä, pitää5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) olla•- being- the be-all and end-all -
5 canvass
• kerätä• koettaa vaikuttaa• kalastaa• kalastelu• kalastella• haravoida• seuloa• ääntenkalastus• pohtia* * *'kænvəs(to go round (an area) asking (people) for (support, votes, custom etc): We're canvassing for the Conservative Party candidate.) kampanjoida -
6 dispatch
• panna päiviltä• panna menemäänfinance, business, economy• toimittaafinance, business, economy• toimittaa edelleen• toimitus• nopeus• ilmoitus• viesti• raportti• passittaa• sanomafinance, business, economy• laivata• lopettaa• lähettää• lähettäminen• lähettää matkaan• lähetys* * *di'spæ 1. verb1) (to send off: He dispatched several letters asking for financial help.) lähettää2) (to finish off or deal with quickly: She dispatched several pieces of business within the hour.) toimittaa2. noun1) (a written official report: a dispatch from the commanding officer.) raportti2) (an act of sending away.) lähettäminen3) (haste.) joutuisuus• -
7 impose
• panna• pakottaa• asemoida• määrätä• säätää* * *im'pouz1) (to place (a tax, fine, task etc) on someone or something: The government have imposed a new tax on cigarettes.) määrätä2) (to force (oneself, one's opinions etc) on a person: The headmaster liked to impose his authority on the teachers.) tyrkyttää3) ((often with on) to ask someone to do something which he should not be asked to do or which he will find difficult to do: I hope I'm not imposing (on you) by asking you to help.) vaivata• -
8 mooch
• vetelehtiä* * *mu:( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.)2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) -
9 pardon
• antaa anteeksi• armonanto• armahtaa• anteeksi• armo• anteeksianto• antaa armo• armahduslaw• myöntää armahdus• synninpäästö• sääliä* * *1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) antaa anteeksi2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) armahtaa2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) anteeksianto2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) armahdus3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) anteeksi kuinka- I beg your pardon
- pardon me -
10 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes -
11 poll
• saada• tutkia mielipiteitä• vaali• vaaliluettelo• katkaista• kiertohaastattelu• kiertokysely• mielipidetutkimusadministration and government• ääntenlaskenta• ääntenlasku• äänestääadministration and government• äänestystulos• äänestys• äänestysprosenttiadministration and government• äänimäärä• äänestysluvut• äänestyspaikka• laskea äänet• latvoa* * *pəul 1. noun1) (an election: They organized a poll to elect a president.) äänestys2) (the number of votes: There has been a heavy poll (= a large number of votes).) äänimäärä3) ((also opinion poll) a test of public opinion by asking people questions.) mielipidekysely2. verb(to receive a number of votes: He polled fifty per cent of the votes.) koota ääniä- polling-station
- go to the polls -
12 pump
• avokenkä• urkkia tietoja• pumppu• pumputa• pumpata* * *1. noun1) (a machine for making water etc rise from under the ground: Every village used to have a pump from which everyone drew their water.) vesipumppu2) (a machine or device for forcing liquid or gas into, or out of, something: a bicycle pump (for forcing air into the tyres).) pumppu2. verb1) (to raise or force with a pump: Oil is being pumped out of the ground.) pumpata2) (to get information from by asking questions: He tried to pump me about the exam.) lypsää tietoja•- pump up -
13 request
• pakko• rukous• toivomus• toive• velvoittaa• vetoomus• ehto• esitys• anella• anomus• anoa• vaatimus• vaatia• pyyntö• pyytää• kehottaa• kehotus• halu• hakemus• haluta• määrätä• määräys• manaus• kovistella• kutsu• kovistaa• käskeä• kysyä• kyselyfinance, business, economy• kysyntä• käsky• komento* * *ri'kwest 1. noun1) (the act of asking for something: I did that at his request; After frequent requests, he eventually agreed to sing.) pyyntö2) (something asked for: The next record I will play is a request.) toivomus2. verb(to ask (for) something; People using this library are requested not to talk; Many people have requested this next song.) pyytää- on request -
14 sit
• opasteääni* * *sitpresent participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) istua, istuutua, panna istumaan2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) olla3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) toimia4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) istua5) (to undergo (an examination).) suorittaa tentti6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) istua mallina7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) pitää istuntoa•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
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