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• häntäpää• hännys• häntä• varjostaa• seurata jälkiä• pyrstö• kiekura• klaava• lieve• perä• perukka• saparo• selkäpuoli• saparo (häntä)• takapää• taka• laahus• loppupää* * *teil 1. noun1) (the part of an animal, bird or fish that sticks out behind the rest of its body: The dog wagged its tail; A fish swims by moving its tail.) häntä2) (anything which has a similar function or position: the tail of an aeroplane/comet.) perä, pyrstö2. verb(to follow closely: The detectives tailed the thief to the station.) seurata kannoilla- - tailed- tails 3. interjection(a call showing that a person has chosen that side of the coin when tossing a coin to make a decision etc.) klaava- tail-end- tail-light
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• supistua* * *1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) hiipua2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) vaimeta
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the tail end — the last part of something I came late to the meeting and only caught the tail end. the tail end of summer She is at the tail end of her career. • • • Main Entry: ↑tail end … Useful english dictionary
(the) tail end of something — the tail end of (something) the last part of something. I just caught the tail end of the news. Despite being at the tail end of an exhausting tour, she delivered a sparkling performance … New idioms dictionary
(the) tail end of — the tail end of (something) the last part of something. I just caught the tail end of the news. Despite being at the tail end of an exhausting tour, she delivered a sparkling performance … New idioms dictionary
(the) tail end — the tail end UK US noun the very last part of something We just caught the tail end of the show. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stagessynonym … Useful english dictionary
the tail end — UK / US noun the very last part of something We just caught the tail end of the show … English dictionary
Tail end — Tail Tail, n. [AS. t[ae]gel, t[ae]gl; akin to G. zagel, Icel. tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior appendage of an animal. [1913 Webster] Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tail end — tail′ end′ n. 1) rear end 2) the concluding or final part; tag end: the tail end of a lecture[/ex] • Etymology: 1375–1425 … From formal English to slang
tail end, the — noun the very last part of something: We just caught the tail end of the show … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tail-end|er — «TAYL EHN duhr», noun. a person or thing at the tail end … Useful english dictionary
tail end — noun 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on he deserves a good kick in the butt are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing? • Syn: ↑buttocks, ↑nates, ↑arse, ↑butt, ↑backside, ↑bum … Useful english dictionary
tail end — also tail end N SING: usu N of n The tail end of an event, situation, or period of time is the last part of it. Barry had obviously come in on the tail end of the conversation... This is the tail end of the season … English dictionary
