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1 britain
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2 Great Britain
geography• Iso-Britannia -
3 great britain
geography• englanti -
4 A level
'ei,levəl((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
5 backward
• jälkijättöinen• jälkeenjäänyt• heikkolahjainen• epäajanmukainen• alkeellinen• alkukantainen• kehittymätön• takaperin• takaperoinen• taantuva• takapajuinen• takapajulla oleva• taaksepäin• takapaju• taka-• käänteinen* * *'bækwəd1) (aimed or directed backwards: He left without a backward glance.) taaksepäin2) (less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age: a backward child.) jälkeenjäänyt3) (late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc: That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.) takapajuinen•- backwards
- backwards and forwards
- bend/fall over backwards -
6 borough
• kauppala• kaupunki• kunta* * *(in Britain, a town or area with certain rights.) kaupunkikunta, hallintoalue -
7 brain drain
• aivovienti• aivovuoto* * *(the loss of experts to another country (usually in search of better salaries etc): As a result of the brain drain Britain does not have enough doctors.) aivovuoto -
8 British
• brittiläinen* * *'britiʃ(of or from Great Britain or the Commonwealth: In this dictionary British refers to British English.) -
9 cabinet
administration and government• hallitus (maan)* * *'kæbinit1) (a piece of furniture with shelves and doors or drawers: a filing cabinet.) kaappi2) (in Britain and some other countries the group of chief ministers who govern a country: The Prime Minister has chosen a new Cabinet.) hallitus -
10 carriage
printing (graphic) industry• painoalusta• ryhdikkyys• ryhti• joskus kuljetin• tykinlavetti• hevoskärryttechnology• vaunu (tek.)• vaunu• vaunu(tekniikka)• vaunut• ajoneuvot• alusta• asento• rautatievaunu• rattaattransport• rahtimaksutransport• rautatierahtitransport• rahtitechnology• tela• kelkka(tekniikka)technology• kelkka (tek.)• kelkka• kuljetintransport• kuljetusmaksu• kuljetusfinance, business, economy• kuljetuskustannukset• käytöstapamilitary• lavetti* * *'kæri‹1) (the act or cost of conveying and delivering goods: Does that price include carriage?) kuljetus(maksu)2) (a vehicle for carrying (especially in Britain, railway passengers): the carriage nearest the engine; a railway carriage.) vaunu3) (especially formerly, a horse-drawn passenger vehicle.) vaunut4) (the part of a typewriter which moves back and forwards, carrying the paper.) vaunu5) (posture; way of walking.) ryhti, käynti• -
11 carriageway
• ajorata• ajotie* * *noun (especially in Britain, the part of a road used by cars etc: The overturned bus blocked the whole carriageway.) ajoväylä -
12 census
• henkikirjoitus• väestönlaskenta• väestönlasku• kokonaistutkimus* * *'sensəsplural - censuses; noun(an official counting especially of a country's inhabitants: When was the last census in Britain?) laskenta -
13 Chancellor of the Exchequer
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14 climate
• ilmapiiri• ilmasto• ilmanala• sääolosuhteet* * *1) (the weather conditions of a region (temperature, moisture etc): Britain has a temperate climate.) ilmasto2) (the conditions in a country etc: the economic/moral climate.) ilmasto, ilmapiiri•- climatic -
15 coinage
• uusi sana• rahanlyönti• käteinen* * *-ni‹1) (the process of coining.) rahanlyönti, sepittäminen2) (the money (system) used in a country: Britain now uses decimal coinage.) rahajärjestelmä -
16 cold
• pakkanen• nuiva• nuha• hyytävä• jäinen• tunteeton• hyinen• huurteinen• viileys• viluinen• vilustuminen• viileä• vilu• jäätävä• kalsea• jäähtynyt• kylmä• kylmettyminen• kylmiltään• kylmäkiskoinen• kylmyys• kylmissään• kylmettyä• kylmetys• laimea• kolea* * *kəuld 1. adjective1) (low in temperature: cold water; cold meat and salad.) kylmä2) (lower in temperature than is comfortable: I feel cold.) viluinen3) (unfriendly: His manner was cold.) kylmäkiskoinen2. noun1) (the state of being cold or of feeling the coldness of one's surroundings: She has gone to live in the South of France because she cannot bear the cold in Britain; He was blue with cold.) kylmyys2) (an illness with running nose, coughing etc: He has a bad cold; She has caught a cold; You might catch cold.) vilustuminen•- coldly- coldness
- cold-blooded
- cold war
- get cold feet
- give someone the cold shoulder
- give the cold shoulder
- in cold blood -
17 (come) of age
(to become) old enough to be considered legally an adult (eg in Britain aged eighteen or over). tulla täysi-ikäiseksi -
18 continent
• pidättyvä• pidättyväinen• pidätyskykyinen• manner• maanosa• manner-eurooppa• mannermaa• mantere* * *I 'kontinənt noun1) (one of the great divisions of the land surface of the world - Europe, America, Australia, Asia or Africa.) maanosa2) (Europe excluding Britain: We are going to the continent for our holidays.) mannermaa•- continental breakfast
- continental shelf II 'kontinənt adjective(able to control especially the bladder and/or bowel.) pidätyskykyinen -
19 corn
• jyvä• vehnä• vilja• elo• siemenvilja• liikavarvas• maissi• suolata• känsä* * *I ko:n noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) vilja, vehnä, maissi, jyvät2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) vilja•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II ko:n noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) känsä -
20 emigrate
• siirtyä• muuttaa• muuttaa maasta• maasta* * *'emiɡreit(to leave one's country and settle in another: Many doctors have emigrated from Britain to America.) muuttaa maasta- emigrant- emigration
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