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1 snatch
• ottaa• riuhtoa• riistää• riuhtaista• näpistää• nipistys• nyhtää• nyhtäistä• nykiä• nykäistä• nyppiä• varastaa• vetää• vetäistä• sieppaus• siepata• anastaa• repiä• riipaista• tempaisu• tempaista• tempaus• tempoa• temmata• katkelma• kiskaista• kiskoa• kaapata• napata• tarttua• tarrautua• kähveltää• pihistää• kopata• koukata* * *snæ 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) siepata2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) sallia itselleen2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) sieppausyritys2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) katkelma -
2 break in(to)
1) (to enter (a house etc) by force or unexpectedly (noun break-in: The Smiths have had two break-ins recently).) murtautua2) (to interrupt (someone's conversation etc).) keskeyttää -
3 break in(to)
1) (to enter (a house etc) by force or unexpectedly (noun break-in: The Smiths have had two break-ins recently).) murtautua2) (to interrupt (someone's conversation etc).) keskeyttää -
4 strike up
• virittää• tehdä* * *1) (to begin to play a tune etc: The band struck up (with) `The Red Flag'.) alkaa soittaa2) (to begin (a friendship, conversation etc): He struck up an acquaintance with a girl on the train.) aloittaa -
5 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) päästä asiaan2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) tarvittaessa -
6 get a word in edgeways
(to break into a conversation etc and say something.) saada suunvuoro -
7 go back
• palata• pyörtää• perääntyä• takautua* * *(to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc: Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.) palata -
8 listen in on
(to listen intentionally to (a private conversation etc).) kuunnella salaa -
9 break
• opettaa• pakahtua• rikkoa• räjäyttää• romuttaa• rikkoutuma• rusentaa• rikkoutua• ruhjoa• runnella• tuhota• tunkeutua• nujertaa• häiriö• hävittää• hengähdystauko• vaurio• vika• vioittuma• aukko• erottaa• valjeta• välitunti• väliaika• välirikko• puoliaika• purkaa• puhjeta• puhkaista• raastaa• päivänkoitto• raadella• raivata• rakoilla• rako• repiä• repeämä• rainan katkeaminen• tauko• katkoa• katkeaminen• katkaista• katkeilla• katko• katkeama• katkos• katketa• kesyttää• keskeytys• keskeyttää• koittaa• koitto• lepotauko• kajastaa• kaiku• kajastus• hajottaa• haljeta• halkeama• halkaista• hajota• halkeilla• hajaantua• musertaa• murtautua• murska• murskata• murto• murtuma• murtuminen• murtaa• murros• muuttua• murtua• paussi• pelikatko• mahdollisuus• sortua• särkyä• särkeä• särö• taittua• taittuma• taittaa• kukistaa• käyttökeskeytys• pirstoa• lohkeama• lohkaista• luhistaa* * *breik 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rikkoa, särkeä, murtaa2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) katkaista3) (to make or become unusable.) rikkoa, mennä rikki4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) rikkoa5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) lyödä6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) keskeyttää7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rikkoa8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) ilmoittaa9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) murtua10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) vaimentaa11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) puhjeta2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) katko2) (a change: a break in the weather.) muutos3) (an opening.) aukko4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) tilaisuus•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) särkyvä esine- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
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10 intercourse
• seurustelu• yhdyntä• kanssakäyminen• yhteys* * *'intəko:s1) (sexual act.) yhdyntä2) (conversation, business dealings, trade etc between two or more people, countries etc.) kanssakäyminen -
11 put off
• saada luopumaan jostakin• torjua• työntää• tyrkätä• tuupata• viivyttää• viivytellä• siirtää• töytäistä• tönäistä• pukata• puskea• suistaa• sysätä• pitkittää• lähteä• lykätä* * *1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) sammuttaa2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) lykätä3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) peruuttaa tapaaminen4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) tympäistä -
12 geisha
• geisha* * *'ɡeiʃə((often geisha girl) a Japanese girl trained to entertain (men) by her conversation, dancing etc.) -
13 go off at a tangent
(to go off suddenly in another direction or on a different line of thought, action etc: It is difficult to have a sensible conversation with her, as she keeps going off at a tangent.) joutua sivuraiteille -
14 informal
• informaalinen• vapaamuotoinen• epämuodollinen• epävirallinen• vailla muodollisuuksia• rento• leppoisa* * *in'fo:ml1) (not formal or official; friendly and relaxed: The two prime ministers will meet for informal discussions today; Will the party be formal or informal?; friendly, informal manners.) epävirallinen, epämuodollinen2) ((of speech or vocabulary) used in conversation but not usually when writing formally, speaking in public etc: `Won't' and `can't' are informal forms of `will not' and `cannot'.) puhekielenomainen•- informally -
15 introduce
• ottaa käyttöön• panna alulle• ottaa käytäntöön• johdattaa• tuoda• tutustuttaa• viedä sisään• ensiesittää• esitellä• aloittaa• alustaa• tehdä esitys• perustaa• laskea• lanseerata* * *intrə'dju:s1) ((often with to) to make (people) known by name to each other: He introduced the guests (to each other); Let me introduce you to my mother; May I introduce myself? I'm John Brown.) esitellä2) ((often with into) to bring in (something new): Grey squirrels were introduced into Britain from Canada; Why did you introduce such a boring subject (into the conversation)?) tuoda3) (to propose or put forward: He introduced a bill in Parliament for the abolition of income tax.) esittää4) ((with to) to cause (a person) to get to know (a subject etc): Children are introduced to algebra at about the age of eleven.) tutustuttaa•- introductory -
16 long
• toivoa• ikävöidä• jonkin pituinen• kauan• kaihota• kaivata• halata• mittainen• pituinen• pitkäaikainen• pitkään• pitkäfinance, business, economy• pitkä valuuttapositio• pitkällinen* * *I 1. loŋ adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) pitkä2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) pitkä3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) pituinen4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) kauan5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) pitkä2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II loŋ verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) kaivata- longing- longingly -
17 pause
• herjetä• hengähdystauko• fermaatti• vapaa-aika• välitunti• väliaika• pysähdys• pysäys• pysähtyä• taukoaika• tauko• katko• keskeytys• keskeytys (tauko)• keskeyttää• levähdysmerkki• levähdys• lepotuokio• lepotauko• lepohetki• jäädä miettimään• paussi• seisahdus• seisaus• pitää tauko* * *po:z 1. noun1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) tauko2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) fermaatti2. verb(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) pitää tauko -
18 smutty
• ruokoton• nokinen• rietas• likainen* * *adjective ((of a conversation, film etc) indecent: vulgar: He could not be prevented from telling smutty stories.) rivo -
19 steer
• ohjata• ohjata (ajaa)technology• ohjaus• nuori härkä• härkä• johtaa• pitää perää* * *I stiə noun(a young ox raised to produce beef.) nuori härkäII stiə verb(to guide or control the course of (eg a ship, car etc): He steered the car through the narrow streets; I steered out of the harbour; She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday.) ohjata- steering- steering-wheel
- steer clear of
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