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1 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) paisutella -
2 make a meal of (something)
(to take more than the necessary amount of time or trouble over (something) or make (it) seem more complicated than it really is: He really made a meal of that job - it took him four hours!) paisutella -
3 get over
• toipua• tointua• voittaa• päästä• päästä jonkin yli• selvitä• selviytyä• suoriutua* * *1) (to recover from (an illness, surprise, disappointment etc): I've got over my cold now; I can't get over her leaving so suddenly.) toipua2) (to manage to make (oneself or something) understood: We must get our message over to the general public.) saada ymmärretyksi3) ((with with) to do (something one does not want to do): I'm not looking forward to this meeting, but let's get it over (with).) hoitaa alta pois -
4 make over
• siirtää• muuttaa• korjata• luovuttaa* * *((American) to change something or turn it into something else: They made over the room as an office; The plastic surgeon made her face over.) -
5 take over
• omistaa• ottaa haltuun• ottaa hoitaakseen• ottaa haltuunsa• ottaa tehtäväkseen• tuurata• anastaa• vallata• kaapata* * *1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) ottaa vastuulleen2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) jatkaa -
6 turn over
• siirtää• pöyhiä• kellistääfinance, business, economy• liikevaihto• kaatua• kaataa• mennä kumoon• möyriä• selailla• kääntyä toiselle kyljelleen• kääntää• käännellä• pohtia• luovuttaa* * *(to give (something) up (to): He turned the money over to the police.) luovuttaa -
7 put something over to
• saada ymmärtämään -
8 sprinkle
• ripottaa• räiskyttää• ripotella• vihmoa• sirottaa• sirotella• valella• polskutella• kastella• suihkuttaa• pisaroida• pirskottaa• pirskotus• pirauttaa• piraus• pirskahtaa• pirahdus* * *'spriŋkl(to scatter something over something else in small drops or bits: He sprinkled salt over his food; He sprinkled the roses with water.) sirotella, pirskottaa- sprinkling -
9 crane
• ojentaatechnology• nosturi• nostolaitetechnology• nostokurki• kurki• kurki (nost.)• kurkottaa* * *krein 1. noun(a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) nostokurki2. verb(to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) kurkottaa -
10 deliver
finance, business, economy• toimittaa• toimittaa perille• jakaa• jättää jklle• tuottaa• tuoda• vapauttaa• esittää• armahtaa• antaa• päästää• jättää• hankkia• pelastaa• suunnataautomatic data processing• syöttää• kuljettaa• pitää• luovuttaa• lähettää* * *di'livə1) (to give or hand over (something) to the person for whom it is intended: The postman delivers letters.) kantaa, toimittaa2) (to give: He delivered a long speech.) pitää3) (to assist (a woman) at the birth of (a child): The doctor delivered the twins safely.) auttaa maailmaan, avustaa synnytyksessä•- delivery -
11 cover
• pakkaus• tulisuoja• tähdätä johonkuhun• verho• verhota• vartioida• veruke• astuttaa• sisältää• ulottua• ulottua ylitechnology• vaippa• vuorata• päällys• päällinen• päällystää• tiheikkö• kantaa• kattaa• kansilehti• kansipaperi• katto• katve• kate• kaunistella• kietoa• kirjekuori• kirjankansi• levy• kansi• mullata• naamio• naamioida• peitekerros• peitto• peittää• peite• peitellä• salailla• salata• selostaa• mantteli• suojata• suojus• suorittaa• suoja• taata• kupu• kuori• kulkea• kuomu• käsittää• kätkeä• kääriä• kääre• piilottaa• pinnoittaa• piilopaikka• pimittää• koppa• kotelo• korvata* * *1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) peittää2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) kattaa3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) matkustaa4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) ulottua jonkin yli, kattaa5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) suojata6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) selostaa, raportoida7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) suunnata aseensa2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) peite, päällinen2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) suoja, turva3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) suoja, piilo•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
- cover story
- cover-up -
12 roll
• oppilasluettelo• oppilasmäärätextile industry• pakka• rullata• rulla• tukku• nyytti• nimiluettelo• nivaska• nippu• nimikirja• jyrähdys• jyrätä• jyrinä• jyristä• jäljempänätechnology• jyrä• jylistä• hollanterin terätukki• vierähtää• vierittää• vieritse• vieriä• vieriskellä• sisäänheittoautomatic data processing• sisäänheitto (ATK)• sisäänheitto(tietotekn)• aaltoilla• vaappua• valssi• valssata• vyöryä• vyöryttää• puola• pyöriä• pyöriminen• pärisyttää• päristä• pyörittää• pyöriä (vieriä)• pyörähdellä• pärinä• päristellä• rekisteri• tela• kaulita• kaulia• kieriä• kierittää• keinua• kieriskellä• kieritellä• kiertää• kierähdys• keinuttaa• kela• keinunta• kierähtää• kiiriä• kaaviloida• möyrytä• piehtaroida• pauhata• pauhina• saksansämpylä• matrikkelitechnology• sylinteri• sämpylä• ääntää täryäänteenä• kuperkeikka• käämi• kääryle• kääriä• käärö• kääretorttu• pitko• pinkka• luettelo* * *I 1. rəul noun1) (anything flat (eg a piece of paper, a carpet) rolled into the shape of a tube, wound round a tube etc: a roll of kitchen foil; a toilet-roll.) rulla2) (a small piece of baked bread dough, used eg for sandwiches: a cheese roll.) sämpylä3) (an act of rolling: Our dog loves a roll on the grass.) kierintä4) (a ship's action of rocking from side to side: She said that the roll of the ship made her feel ill.) keinahtelu5) (a long low sound: the roll of thunder.) jyrinä6) (a thick mass of flesh: I'd like to get rid of these rolls of fat round my waist.) makkarat7) (a series of quick beats (on a drum).) pärinä2. verb1) (to move by turning over like a wheel or ball: The coin/pencil rolled under the table; He rolled the ball towards the puppy; The ball rolled away.)2) (to move on wheels, rollers etc: The children rolled the cart up the hill, then let it roll back down again.)3) (to form (a piece of paper, a carpet) into the shape of a tube by winding: to roll the carpet back.)4) ((of a person or animal in a lying position) to turn over: The doctor rolled the patient (over) on to his side; The dog rolled on to its back.)5) (to shape (clay etc) into a ball or cylinder by turning it about between the hands: He rolled the clay into a ball.)6) (to cover with something by rolling: When the little girl's dress caught fire, they rolled her in a blanket.)7) (to make (something) flat or flatter by rolling something heavy over it: to roll a lawn; to roll pastry (out).)8) ((of a ship) to rock from side to side while travelling forwards: The storm made the ship roll.)9) (to make a series of low sounds: The thunder rolled; The drums rolled.)10) (to move (one's eyes) round in a circle to express fear, surprise etc.)11) (to travel in a car etc: We were rolling along merrily when a tyre burst.)12) ((of waves, rivers etc) to move gently and steadily: The waves rolled in to the shore.)13) ((of time) to pass: Months rolled by.)•- roller- rolling
- roller-skate 3. verb(to move on roller-skates: You shouldn't roller-skate on the pavement.) luistella rullaluistimilla- roll in
- roll up II(a list of names, eg of pupils in a school etc: There are nine hundred pupils on the roll.) lista -
13 make
• ommella• pakottaa• panna• saada aikaan• saada• toimeenpanna• työ• tuote• tunnusmerkki• tuottaa• automerkki• ehtiä• erehtyä• solmia• ansaita rahaa• ansaita• valmiste• valmistaa• punoa• produsoida• rakentaafinance, business, economy• tavaramerkki• tehdä• tienata• keittää• leipoa• hankkia• merkki• muodostaa• sepittää• suorittaa• suoriutua• laji• laittaa• laatia• piirtää• pitää* * *meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tehdä2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) saada tekemään3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tehdä joksikin4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tienata5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) olla yhteensä6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tulla joksikin7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) arvioida8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nimittää, valita9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) tehdä2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merkki- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to -
14 pass
• ohitse• ojentaa• olla käypä• ohittaa• osasuoritusvaihe• tulla hyväksytyksi• häipyä• hyväksytty• hyväksyminen• hätä• hyväksyä• isku• vapaalippu• vieriä• vierähtää• viettää• sola• sivuuttaa• siirtyä• alittaa• ajaa ohi• antaamilitary• asema• approbatur-arvosana• approbatur• vaihe• vaihe(lajittelu-,käännös-)• välittää• väistää• vuotaa• väylä• pujottaa• päästä• päästö-• tilanne• kiertää• kadota• mennä ohi• mennä edelle• mennä• muuttua• periytyä• passata• passi• sattua• läpäistä• läpäisy• suorittaa• suoriutua jostakin• syttöautomatic data processing• syöttöautomatic data processing• syöttää• tapahtuafinance, business, economy• tarjotabookkeeping• tarkastus• kulua• kulkulupa• kuluttaa• kulkea• kulkea ohiautomatic data processing• käännösajon vaihe• käydä täydestä• käydäautomatic data processing• lajitteluohjelman vaihe• lakata• poikki• koukata• läpikulku• lupalippu• läpi• lähentely• lomatodistus* * *1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) ohittaa, kulkea2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) ojentaa, siirtää3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) mennä yli4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) ohittaa5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) viettää6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) hyväksyä7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) julistaa8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) mennä ohi9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) läpäistä2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) sola2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) lippu3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) tyydyttävät tiedot4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) syöttö•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up -
15 stop
• paikata• torjunta• tilke• tilkitä• tukkia• jähmettyä• jähmettää• tyrehdyttää• tyrehtyä• herjetä• himmentää• viivyttää• viivähtää• viipyä• asua• ehkäistä• estää• täyttää• vaieta• vangitaaviation• välilasku• pysäkki• pysäyttää• pysähtyä• pysähdys• pysähdyttää• pysähdyspaikka• pysähtyminentechnology• pysäytin• pysäys• pysähdysaika• pysäytys• päättyä• pysäytys-• rajaintechnology• rajoitin• tauota• tauko• katketa• keskeytys• keskeyttää• keskeytyä• jäädä• jäykistyä• jäädä paikalleen• haka• nauliutua• pidätin• pidättyä• pidättää• paussi• pidäke• seis• seisauttaa• seisahtua• seisahtaa• seisottaa• seisahduttaa• seisaus• salpa• seisokki• seisahdus• sulku• sulkea• säppi• lakkauttaa• lakata• piste• loppua• luopua• lopettaa* * *stop 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) pysäyttää, pysähtyä2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) estää3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) lakata4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tukkia5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) sulkea, painaa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) jäädä2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) pysähdys, lopetus2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) pysäkki3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) piste4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) läppä, rekisterinappula5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) pysäytin•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
16 gag
• tukkia suu• heittovitsi• kapula• suukapula• pila• koominen lisäys* * *ɡæɡ 1. past tense, past participle - gagged; verb1) (to prevent (a person) talking or making a noise, by putting something in or over his mouth: The guards tied up and gagged the prisoners.) tukkia suu2) (to choke and almost be sick.) tuntea kuvotusta2. noun(something which is put in or over a person's mouth to prevent him talking or making a noise.) suukapula -
17 hand
• ojentaa• osoitin• työmies• viisari• antaa• apuri• apumies• kellonviisari• kellonosoitin• jättää• pelaaja• tarjota• kämmen• käsiala• käsi• kädessä olevat kortit• koura• luovuttaa* * *hænd 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) käsi2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) osoitin3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) apumies, työmies4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) apu5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) käsi6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) kämmenenleveys7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) käsiala2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ojentaa2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) siirtää•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
18 run
• olla käynnissä• olla voimassa• olla ohjelmistossaautomatic data processing• ohjelma-ajo• painella• painos• palko• painaltaa• ottaa osaa kilpailuun• paeta• ryntäys• toimia• hölkätä• jatkua• jatkaa• juoksulenkki• juosta (valua)• juoksu• johtaa• juoksutus• juoksuttaa• juosta• hoitaa• virrata• vilkas kysyntä• vetää• silmäpakoautomatic data processing• ajo (ATK)technology• ajo• ajelu• ajaa• asettua ehdokkaaksi• ulottua• valuttaa• valua• vuotaa• purjehtia• pyörittää• ravata• retki• kiiruhtaa• kipaista• kipittää• levitä• lenkki• liikennöidä• pelata• matka• lönkytellä• maintenanceautomatic data processing• suorittaa(ohjelma)• suunta• syöksähtää• syöksyä• kulku• kulua• kulkeatechnology• käynti• käyttää• käyttö• käydä• laukata• pistellä• pinkaista• pinkoa• luistaa* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) juosta2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) kulkea3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) virrata4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) käydä5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) hoitaa6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) juosta7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kulkea8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) mennä9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) ajaa10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) levitä11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) viedä12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) haroa, silmäillä13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) kuivua, hyytyä2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) juoksu2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ajelu3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) aika4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) silmäpako5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) käyttöoikeus6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) juoksu7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) tarha•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) peräkkäin- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
19 tip
• palveluraha• tippi• nokka• nipukka• juomaraha• tyhjentää• helalla ym• hela• heloittaa• varustaa kärjellä• vihjaus• vihje• viittaus• vinkki• vihjaista• antaa vihje• antaa juomarahaa• pudottaa• pää• kevyesti lyödä• kevyt lyönti• kenkäin• keikauttaa• kiepsahtaa• keikahtaa• kipata• kippiauto• kallistua• kaataa• kaatopaikka• kaatua• tarjoilupalkkio• kärki• koskettaa* * *I 1. tip noun(the small or thin end, point or top of something: the tips of my fingers.) kärki2. verb(to put, or form, a tip on: The spear was tipped with an iron point.)- tipped- tip-top
- be on the tip of one's tongue II 1. tip past tense, past participle - tipped; verb1) (to (make something) slant: The boat tipped to one side.) keikahtaa2) (to empty (something) from a container, or remove (something) from a surface, with this kind of motion: He tipped the water out of the bucket.) kaataa3) (to dump (rubbish): People have been tipping their rubbish in this field.) heittää2. noun(a place where rubbish is thrown: a refuse/rubbish tip.)- tip overIII 1. tip noun(a gift of money given to a waiter etc, for personal service: I gave him a generous tip.) juomaraha2. verb(to give such a gift to.)IV tip noun(a piece of useful information; a hint: He gave me some good tips on/about gardening.) vinkki- tip off -
20 check
• tsekkoslovakialainen s.• tsekkoslovakialainen* * *ek 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) tarkistaa2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) tarkastaa3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) pysäyttää2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) tarkastus2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) este3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.)4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) ruutumalli5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kuitti6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) lasku7) ((American) a cheque.) sekki•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) tehdä matti- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up
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mull over something — mull over (something) to think carefully about something for a period of time. She asked me what I thought about her idea, and I said I would have to mull it over. Bill mulled over the pros and cons of this job offer … New idioms dictionary
roll over something — roll over (something) to take profits from an investment and invest them in something similar. After calling my financial advisor, I decided to roll over those treasury bonds. Investors sometimes take cash out of retirement plans rather than roll … New idioms dictionary
sign over something — sign over (something) to give up your rights to something by writing your name on a document. He signed over his death benefits in exchange for cash. She agreed to sign the deed over to me … New idioms dictionary
paper over something — paper over (something) to solve a problem temporarily. They papered over their disagreements in order to end the meeting on a positive note. She has a solid record of bridging differences between groups, not just papering them over … New idioms dictionary
pick over something — pick over (something) to examine a group of things carefully. The boss picked over every word in Kelley s memo. She picked the strawberries over, selecting the largest ones … New idioms dictionary
smooth over something — smooth over (something) to make problems seem less serious. He s on a three day visit to smooth over a crisis. They failed to agree on the main issue, and he certainly wasn t going to ignore it or try to smooth it over … New idioms dictionary
