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1 a clean bill of health
(a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill): I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now.) terveen paperit -
2 sweep
• nokikolari• nuohooja• nuohota• veto• vintti• astua arvokkaasti• ala• ulottuvaisuus• pyyhkäys• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkäisy• pyyhkiä• raivata• kantama• kiitää• liukua yli• kaartuva tie• kaartua• kaari• kaartaa• kaarros• mutka• suma• kulkea nopeasti• lakaisu• laaja näkymäaviation• laskeutua• lakaistaelectricity• piiri* * *swi:p 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) lakaista2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) pyyhkäistä3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) pyyhkiä yli4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) pyyhältää2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) lakaisu2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) heilautus3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) nuohooja4) (a sweepstake.) vedonlyönti•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up -
3 scrape
• ruopia• hieroa• hinkata• pula• raaputtaa• raapia• raapaista• raapiminen• raapaisu• rapsuttaa• kihnuttaa• kitkuttaa• kiipeli• kirskua• kaapia• hangata• naarmuttaa• natista• tasoittaa• kynsiä• kyhnyttää* * *skreip 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) naarmuttaa, raapia2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) kaapia3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) rahistaa4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) raapaista5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) kuopia2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) raapiminen2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) naarmu3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) tukala tilanne•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up -
4 dry
• nuiva• näivettää• ikävä• janoinen• vedetön• poutainen• puiseva• pyyhkiälaw• kieltolaki• nesteetön• nahistaa• sateeton• kuivettunut• kuivettua• kuivettaa• kuihduttaa• kuivata• kuivatella• kuivaa• kuiva• kuivattaa• kuivakiskoinen• kuivua* * *1. adjective1) (having little, or no, moisture, sap, rain etc: The ground is very dry; The leaves are dry and withered; I need to find dry socks for the children.) kuiva2) (uninteresting and not lively: a very dry book.) kuivakiskoinen3) ((of humour or manner) quiet, restrained: a dry wit.) kuiva, hillitty4) ((of wine) not sweet.) kuiva2. verb(to (cause to) become dry: I prefer drying dishes to washing them; The clothes dried quickly in the sun.) kuivata, kuivua- dried- drier
- dryer
- drily
- dryly
- dryness
- dry-clean
- dry land
- dry off
- dry up -
5 pad
• paketin kokoaminen ja purkaminen* * *I 1. pæd noun1) (a soft, cushion-like object made of or filled with a soft material, used to prevent damage by knocking, rubbing etc: She knelt on a pad to clean the floor.) toppaus, pehmuste2) (sheets of paper fixed together: a writing-pad.) lehtiö3) (a platform from which rockets are sent off: a launching-pad.) laukaisualusta2. verb(to put a pad in or on (for protection, to make big enough etc): The shoes were too big so she padded them with cottonwool.)- padding- pad out II pæd past tense, past participle - padded; verb(to walk softly: The dog padded along the road.) tassutella -
6 scrub
• jynssäys• jynssätä• puhdistaa• kitkeä• hangata• pestä• pensaikko• pensas• kuurata* * *1. past tense, past participle - scrubbed; verb1) (to rub hard in order to clean: She's scrubbing the floor.) jynssätä2) (to remove by scrubbing: She scrubbed the mess off the carpet.) pestä3) (to cancel: We planned to go but had to scrub the idea.) hylätä2. noun(an act of scrubbing.) kuuraus -
7 sponge
• elää loisena• elää kustannuksella• sieni (pesu)• sienimäinen• sieni• siipeillä• sienellä pyyhkäistä• pummata• puhdistaa• pesusieni• taikinanjuuri• kuivata• kännikala* * *1. noun1) (a type of sea animal, or its soft skeleton, which has many holes and is able to suck up and hold water.) sieni2) (a piece of such a skeleton or a substitute, used for washing the body etc.) pesusieni3) (a sponge pudding or cake: We had jam sponge for dessert.) vanukas4) (an act of wiping etc with a sponge: Give the table a quick sponge over, will you?) pyyhkiä2. verb1) (to wipe or clean with a sponge: She sponged the child's face.) pestä sienellä2) (to get a living, money etc (from someone else): He's been sponging off/on us for years.) elää siivellä•- sponger- spongy
- spongily
- sponginess
- sponge cake
- sponge pudding -
8 wipe
• hävittää• hieroa• sipaisu• pyyhkäys• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkiä yli• pyyhkiätechnology• pyyhkäisy• peittovaihto• kuivata* * *1. verb1) (to clean or dry by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: Would you wipe the table for me?) pyyhkiä2) (to remove by rubbing with a cloth, paper etc: The child wiped her tears away with her handkerchief; Wipe that writing off (the blackboard); Please wipe up that spilt milk.) pyyhkiä pois2. noun(an act of cleaning by rubbing: Give the table a wipe.) pyyhkäisy- wiper- wipe out
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