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1 from
• joltakulta• jostakin alkaen• jostakin syystä• jostakinmedicine, veterinary• vastustuskyky• varjella• sisältä• alkaen• päältä• raportti• peräisin• suojata• syntyä• käsin• luota• lähtöisin• lähtien• lukien* * *from1) (used before the place, thing, person, time etc that is the point at which an action, journey, period of time etc begins: from Europe to Asia; from Monday to Friday; a letter from her father.)2) (used to indicate that from which something or someone comes: a quotation from Shakespeare.) lähtöisin3) (used to indicate separation: Take it from him.)4) (used to indicate a cause or reason: He is suffering from a cold.) johtuen -
2 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) livahtaa jonkun käsistä -
3 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) livahtaa jonkun käsistä -
4 not know someone from Adam
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5 pick someone's pocket
(to steal something from a person's pocket: My wallet has gone - someone has picked my pocket!) käydä taskuvarkaissa -
6 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ajaa tiehensäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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7 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ajaa tiehensäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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8 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ajaa tiehensäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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9 send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
(to send (a person) away firmly and without politeness: He tried to borrow money from me again, but I soon sent him packing.) ajaa tiehensäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > send (someone) packing / send (someone) about his business
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10 pick someone's brains
(to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself: You might be able to help me with this problem - can I come and pick your brains for a minute!) kysellä tietoja -
11 draw
• paljastaa• saada• nostaa• jännittää• juoksuttaa• herättää• hautua• hinata• houkutella• veto• vetäistä• vetäytyä• vetää puoleensa• vetää• vetonaula• vetonumerofinance, business, economy• asettaa vekseli• arvonta• asettaa• raahata• kiskoa• hahmotella• merkitä• tasapeli• tasatulos• kyhäillä• kuvata• laahata• laatia• laskea• piirrellä• piirustaa• piirtää• luonnostella* * *dro: 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) piirtää2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) vetää3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) loitota, lähestyä4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) pelata tasapeli5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) saada, nostaa6) (to open or close (curtains).) vetää7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) houkutella2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) tasapeli2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) vetonaula3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) arvonta4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) vetäminen•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
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12 disagree
• olla eri mieltä• olla ristiriidassa• riitaantua• riitautua• eivät käy yksiin• kiistellä• perustella• poiketa* * *disə'ɡri:1) ((sometimes with with) to hold different opinions etc (from someone else): We disagree about everything; I disagree with you on that point.) olla eri mieltä2) (to quarrel: We never meet without disagreeing.) ottaa yhteen3) ((with with) (of food) to be unsuitable (to someone) and cause pain: Onions disagree with me.) olla sopimatonta•- disagreeably
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13 relieve
• tulla jonkun tilalle• tulla avuksi• helpottaa• helpottua• huojentua• hoitaa• huojentaa• huojeta• vapauttaa tehtävistä• vapauttaa• varastaa• auttaa• antaa vaihtelua• vaihtaa• keventää• keventyä• kohottaa• lieventyä• lieventää• lientää• lohduttaa• lievetä• lievittää• laukaista* * *-v1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lievittää2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) laskea pois3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) vapauttaa4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.)5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) vapauttaa -
14 diverge
• jakaantua• jakautua• irrota• joutua eroon• joutua erilleen• erota• erottua• eritä• etääntyä• erkaantua• tehdä mutka• kaikota• haarautua• haaroittua• hajota• haaraantua• hajaantua• hajautua• mennä eri suuntiin• muuttaa suuntaa• poiketa• loitontua• loitota* * *1) (to separate and go in different directions: The roads diverge three kilometres further on.) erkaantua2) (to differ (from someone or something else); to go away (from a standard): This is where our opinions diverge.) poiketa•- divergent -
15 shear
• riistää• keritä• keritsimet• leikkausvinotamedicine, veterinary• leikkaus• leikata* * *ʃiəpast tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) keritä2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) leikata3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) ajella4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) murtaa, murtua•- shears -
16 edict
• ediktilaw• asetus• ukaasi• säädös• käskykirje• käskykirja* * *'i:dikt(an order or command from someone in authority; a decree.) käsky -
17 enlist
• värväytyä• värvätä• mennä armeijaan• pestautua• pestata* * *in'list1) (to join an army etc: My father enlisted on the day after war was declared.) värväytyä2) (to obtain the support and help of: He has enlisted George to help him organize the party.) pestata, ottaa avukseen3) (to obtain (support and help) from someone: They enlisted the support of five hundred people for their campaign.) voittaa puolelleen -
18 plagiarise
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19 plagiarize
• lainata• plagioida* * *(to copy texts or take ideas from someone else's work and use them as if they were one's own.) -
20 question
• ongelma• tutkia (kuulustella)• tutkia• dilemma• epäilys• epäillä• aihe• asettaa kyseenalaiseksi• asia• arvoitus• udella• vaatimus• urkkia• probleema• pulma• tentata• tiedustella• tiedustelu• kiistää• haastaa• perätä• kysyä• kyseenalaistaa• kuulla• kysymys• kysellä• kuulustella• kysely* * *'kwes ən 1. noun1) (something which is said, written etc which asks for an answer from someone: The question is, do we really need a computer?) kysymys2) (a problem or matter for discussion: There is the question of how much to pay him.) kysymys3) (a single problem in a test or examination: We had to answer four questions in three hours.) tehtävä4) (criticism; doubt; discussion: He is, without question, the best man for the job.) epäily, kiista5) (a suggestion or possibility: There is no question of our dismissing him.) kysymys (ei tule kysymykseenkään)2. verb1) (to ask (a person) questions: I'll question him about what he was doing last night.) kuulustella2) (to regard as doubtful: He questioned her right to use the money.) kyseenalaistaa•- questionably
- questionableness
- question mark
- question-master
- questionnaire
- in question
- out of the question
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