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• paikkansapitävä• tinkimätön• tiukka• jyrkkä• jyrkkäluonteinen• joustamaton• jyrkkäotteinen• hellittämätön• ehdoton• sitova• siekailematon• ankara• täsmällinen• kirjaimellinen• säälimätön• tarkka• kova• luja* * *strikt1) (severe, stern, and compelling obedience: This class needs a strict teacher; His parents were very strict with him; The school rules are too strict; strict orders.) ankara2) (exact or precise: If the strict truth were known, he was drunk, not ill.) tarkka•- strictly
- strictly speaking -
2 basically
• alun alkujaan• perimmältään• perimmiltään• pohjimmiltaan* * *adverb (fundamentally: She seems strict, but basically (= in reality) she's very nice; Her job, basically, is to deal with foreign customers.) pohjimmiltaan -
3 soft
• notkea• hyväilevä• typerä• hellä• heikko• hillitty• hempeä• hiljainen• hieno• himmeä• veltto• vetelä• vieno• vaisu• vaimea• pöyheä• lempeä• leuto• mieto• pehmyt• pehmeäsävyinen• pehmoinen• pehmeä• pehmeäluontoinen• matala• löysä• kypsä* * *soft1) (not hard or firm; easily changing shape when pressed: a soft cushion.) pehmeä2) (pleasantly smooth to the touch: The dog has a soft, silky coat.) pehmeä3) (not loud: a soft voice.) vieno4) ((of colour) not bright or harsh: a soft pink.) pehmeä5) (not strict (enough): You are too soft with him.) peräänantava6) ((of a drink) not alcoholic: At the party they were serving soft drinks as well as wine and spirits.) alkoholiton7) (childishly weak, timid or silly: Don't be so soft - the dog won't hurt you.) arka•- softly- softness
- soften
- soft-boiled
- soft-hearted
- soft-spoken
- software
- softwood
- have a soft spot for -
4 tight
• tiukassa• tiukasti• tiuha• tiukka• nuuka• jännittynyt• jännitetty• ahdas• ahdistava• puristava• päissään• päihtynyt• raoton• tiivis• tiiviisti• kapea• kitsas• kiinteä• kireä• liian tiivis• liian pieni• myötäinen• saita• suppea• piukka• pingotettu• pitävä• kova• luja• lujasti• lujalla* * *1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tiukka2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) kireällä3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) tiukka4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) kireä2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tiiviisti- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt
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