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  • 1 correct

    • oikaista
    • oikaista(virhe)
    • oikeellinen
    • oikoa
    • oikea
    • ojentaa
    • oikaista (korjata)
    • oivallinen
    • paikkansa pitävä
    • tosi
    • todellinen
    • totuudenmukainen
    • nuhdella
    • nimenomaan
    • virheetön
    • virheetön (oikea)
    • esimerkillinen
    • esikuvallinen
    • aito
    • täsmällinen
    • väärentämätön
    • puhdaskielinen
    • ratkaiseva
    • rangaista
    • moitteeton
    • muuttaa
    • parantaa
    • selvittää
    • samainen
    • mainio
    • mallikelpoinen
    • kurittaa
    • kunnollinen
    • korrekti
    • korjata (oikaista)
    • korjata
    * * *
    kə'rekt 1. verb
    1) (to remove faults and errors from: These spectacles will correct his eye defect.) korjata
    2) ((of a teacher etc) to mark errors in: I have fourteen exercise books to correct.) korjata
    2. adjective
    1) (free from faults or errors: This sum is correct.) oikea, oikein
    2) (right; not wrong: Did I get the correct idea from what you said?; You are quite correct.) oikea, oikeassa
    - corrective
    - correctly
    - correctness

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  • 2 right

    • oikeisto
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) oikea
    2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) oikea
    3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) oikein
    4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) oikea
    2. noun
    1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) oikeus
    2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) oikeassa
    3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) oikealle, oikealla
    4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) oikeisto
    3. adverb
    1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) juuri
    2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) heti
    3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) aivan
    4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) suoraan
    5) (to the right: Turn right.) oikealle
    6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) oikein
    4. verb
    1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) suoristaa
    2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) oikaista
    5. interjection
    (I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') selvä
    - righteously
    - righteousness
    - rightful
    - rightfully
    - rightly
    - rightness
    - righto
    - right-oh
    - rights
    - right angle
    - right-angled
    - right-hand
    - right-handed
    - right wing
    6. adjective
    ((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) oikeistolainen
    - by rights
    - by right
    - get
    - keep on the right side of
    - get right
    - go right
    - not in one's right mind
    - not quite right in the head
    - not right in the head
    - put right
    - put/set to rights
    - right away
    - right-hand man
    - right now
    - right of way
    - serve right

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  • 3 prove

    • osoittautua
    • osoittaa
    • osoittaa todeksi
    • todistaa
    • todentaa
    • todistaa (näyttää toteen)
    • näyttää toteen
    • näyttää
    • ilmetä
    • varmentaa
    • vahvistaa
    • kokeilla
    • perustella
    * * *
    pru:v
    1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) todistaa
    2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) osoittautua

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  • 4 wrong

    • nurja
    • tuomita väärin
    • hullusti
    • virheellisesti
    • virheellinen
    • väärin
    • vääryydellinen
    • vääryys
    • väärä
    • väärinpäin
    • tehdä vääryyttä
    • kielletty
    • harhassa
    • harhaan
    • hairahdus
    • takaperoinen
    * * *
    roŋ 1. adjective
    1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) väärä
    2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) väärässä
    3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) väärin
    4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) väärä
    5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) vialla
    2. adverb
    (incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) väärin
    3. noun
    (that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) vääryys
    4. verb
    (to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) loukata
    - wrongfully
    - wrongfulness
    - wrongly
    - wrongdoer
    - wrongdoing
    - do someone wrong
    - do wrong
    - do wrong
    - go wrong
    - in the wrong

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  • 5 check

    • tsekkoslovakialainen s.
    • tsekkoslovakialainen
    * * *
     ek 1. verb
    1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) tarkistaa
    2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) tarkastaa
    3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) pysäyttää
    2. noun
    1) (an act of testing or checking.) tarkastus
    2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) este
    3) (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.) ruutumalli
    5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kuitti
    6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) lasku
    7) ((American) a cheque.) sekki
    - checkbook
    - check-in
    - checkmate
    3. verb
    (to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) tehdä matti
    - checkpoint
    - check-up
    - check in
    - check out
    - check up on
    - check up

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  • 6 tick

    • toimia
    • hetkinen
    • hippa
    • punkki
    • puutiainen
    • päällinen
    • raksuttaa
    • rasti
    • raksutus
    • tikitys
    • tikittää
    • kellonpulssiväli
    • patjanpäällys
    • kruksi
    • kruksata
    • käydä
    finance, business, economy
    • luotto
    * * *
    I 1. tik noun
    1) (a regular sound, especially that of a watch, clock etc.) tikitys
    2) (a moment: Wait a tick!) hetki
    2. verb
    (to make a sound like this: Your watch ticks very loudly!)
    II 1. tik noun
    (a mark () used to show that something is correct, has been noted etc.) ruksi
    2. verb
    ((often with off) to put this mark beside an item or name on a list etc: She ticked everything off on the list.)
    - tick someone off
    - tick off
    - give someone a ticking off
    - give a ticking off
    - tick someone off
    - tick off
    - tick over
    - ticked off
    III tik noun
    (a type of small, blood-sucking insect: Our dog has ticks.) punkki

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  • 7 amend

    • oikaista
    • uudistaa
    • muuttaa
    • muuntua
    • parantaa
    • parantua
    • sensuroida
    • korjata
    * * *
    ə'mend
    (to correct or improve: We shall amend the error as soon as possible.)

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  • 8 calibrate

    • kalibroida
    * * *
    'kælibreit
    1) (to mark out the scale on (a measuring instrument).) kalibroida
    2) (to correct or adjust (the scale or instrument): He calibrated the weighing machine.) kalibroida, vaata

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  • 9 dazzle

    • häikäistyä
    • häikäistä
    • häikäisy
    • huikaistua
    • hohto
    • huikaista
    • sokaista
    • välke
    • kiilto
    • koreilla
    • lumota
    * * *
    'dæzl
    1) ((of a strong light) to prevent from seeing properly: I was dazzled by the car's headlights.) häikäistä
    2) (to affect the ability of making correct judgements: She was dazzled by his charm.) häikäistä

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  • 10 emend

    • muuttaa
    • muuntua
    • korjata
    * * *
    i:'mend
    (to correct errors in (a book etc): The editor emended the manuscript.) korjata

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  • 11 exact

    • oikea
    • paikkansapitävä
    • jämtti
    • huolellinen
    • velkoa
    • eksakti
    • adekvaatti
    • vaatia
    • täsmällinen
    • tietty
    • kirjaimellinen
    finance, business, economy
    • periä
    • säntillinen
    • tarkka
    • tarkkaan
    * * *
    iɡ'zækt 1. adjective
    1) (absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise: What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment.) tarkka, täsmälleen oikea
    2) ((of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details: Accountants have to be very exact.) tarkka
    2. verb
    (to force the payment of or giving of: We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets.) vaatia
    - exactly
    - exactness

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  • 12 experiment

    • tutkimus
    • tutkia
    • eksperimentti
    • kokeilu
    • kokeilla
    • koettaa
    medicine, veterinary
    • koe
    • yritys
    * * *
    ik'sperimənt 1. noun
    (a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) koe, kokeilu
    2. verb
    ((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) kokeilla
    - experimentally
    - experimentation

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  • 13 fast

    • paasto
    • paastonajan
    • paastota
    • rivakasti
    • ripeästi
    • nopeakulkuinen
    • nopeasti
    • nopeatempoinen
    • nopsa
    • nopea
    • nokkela
    • joustamaton
    • joutuisa
    • joutuisasti
    • joutuin
    • hetkessä
    • huikentelevainen
    • vilkas
    • vikkelästi
    • vikkelä
    • vireä
    • vinha
    • eloisa
    • pysyvä
    physics
    • tiheä
    • ketterä
    • kestävä
    • kiinni
    • ketterästi
    • kepeä
    • kerkeä
    • kevytkenkäinen
    • kiivastahtinen
    • kiinteä
    • kiireinen
    • kiivas
    • liikkumaton
    • liian vapaa
    • liian
    • haalistumaton
    • pian
    • sukkela
    • syvä
    • taaja
    • yhtäkkiä
    • äkillisesti
    • äkkiä
    • pikaisesti
    • kovaa
    • kova
    • luja
    • lujassa
    • lujaa
    • lujasti
    * * *
    I 1. adjective
    1) (quick-moving: a fast car.) nopea
    2) (quick: a fast worker.) nopea
    3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.) edellä
    2. adverb
    (quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.)
    - fast foods
    - fast food
    II 1. verb
    (to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.) paastota
    2. noun
    (a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.)
    III adjective
    1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.) pesunkestävä
    2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.) luja, lujasti kiinni

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  • 14 filter

    • estosuodatin
    • filtrata
    • filtteri
    • filtteröidä
    • siivilöityä
    • siivilöidä
    radio / television
    • maksu-tv-suodatin
    radio / television
    • maksutelevisiosuodatin
    • suodattaa
    • suodin
    • suodattua
    • suodatinsuppilo
    • suodatin
    * * *
    'filtə 1. noun
    1) (a strainer or other device through which liquid, gas, smoke etc can pass, but not solid material: A filter is used to make sure that the oil is clean and does not contain any dirt; ( also adjective) filter paper.) suodatin
    2) (a kind of screening plate used to change or correct certain colours: If you are taking photographs in sun and snow, you should use a blue filter.) suodatin
    2. verb
    1) ((of liquids) to (become) clean by passing through a filter: The rain-water filtered into a tank.) suodattaa, suodattua
    2) (to come bit by bit or gradually: The news filtered out.) tihkua

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  • 15 fit

    • vikataajuuden yksikkö
    * * *
    I 1. fit adjective
    1) (in good health: I am feeling very fit.) hyväkuntoinen
    2) (suitable; correct for a particular purpose or person: a dinner fit for a king.) sopiva, sovelias
    2. noun
    (the right size or shape for a particular person, purpose etc: Your dress is a very good fit.)
    3. verb
    past tense, past participle fitted -)
    1) (to be the right size or shape (for someone or something): The coat fits (you) very well.)
    2) (to be suitable for: Her speech fitted the occasion.)
    3) (to put (something) in position: You must fit a new lock on the door.)
    4) (to supply with; to equip with: She fitted the cupboard with shelves.)
    - fitter
    - fitting
    4. noun
    1) (something, eg a piece of furniture, which is fixed, especially in a house etc: kitchen fittings.) kalusteet
    2) (the trying-on of a dress etc and altering to make it fit: I am having a fitting for my wedding-dress tomorrow.) sovittaminen
    - fit out
    - see/think fit
    II fit noun
    1) (a sudden attack of illness, especially epilepsy: She suffers from fits.) kohtaus
    2) (something which happens as suddenly as this: a fit of laughter/coughing.) puuska

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  • 16 guarantee

    • olla takeena jostakin
    • turvata
    • varmuus
    • varmentaa
    finance, business, economy
    • vekselitakaus
    banking term
    • avaali
    • antaa takuu
    • vakuutus
    finance, business, economy
    • vakuus
    • kannatussitoumus
    • garantia
    • mennä takaukseen
    • pantti
    • takuu
    • takuuaika
    • takuuvastuu
    • takasumma
    • takeet
    • taata
    • tae
    finance, business, economy
    • takaaja
    finance, business, economy
    • takaus
    finance, business, economy
    • takuusitoumus
    • takasitoumus
    finance, business, economy
    • takaussitoumus
    • takuutodistus
    • lupaus
    • luvata
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a statement by the maker that something will work for a certain period of time: This guarantee is valid for one year.) takuu
    2) (a thing that makes something likely or certain: It is no guarantee against failure.) tae
    2. verb
    1) (to act as, or give, a guarantee: This watch is guaranteed for six months.) antaa takuu
    2) (to state that something is true, definite etc: I can't guarantee that what he told me is correct.) taata

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  • 17 place

    • oppilaspaikka
    • palveluspaikka
    • paikkakunta
    • panna
    • paikka
    • toimi
    • järjestää
    • hoitopaikka
    • aukio
    • asuinpaikka
    • sija (paikka)
    • sijainti
    • sijoittaa
    • sija
    • sijoittua
    • seutu
    • asettaa (sijoittaa)
    • alue
    • asettaa
    • asettaa paikoilleen
    • asettaa paikalleen
    • asettaa esille
    • asemoida
    • asema
    • tila
    • tienoo
    • kohta
    • liittää
    • sovittaa
    • talo
    • kämppä
    • laittaa
    • pitopaikka
    • piste
    • koti
    * * *
    pleis 1. noun
    1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) paikka
    2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) paikka
    3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) paikka
    4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) paikka
    5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) sija, paikka
    6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) asema
    7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) kohta
    8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) tehtävä
    9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) paikka
    10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) koti, luona
    11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) katu
    12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) desimaali
    2. verb
    1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) asettaa
    2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) sijoittaa oikeaan kontekstiin
    - go places
    - in the first
    - second place
    - in place
    - in place of
    - out of place
    - put oneself in someone else's place
    - put someone in his place
    - put in his place
    - take place
    - take the place of

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  • 18 rectify

    • oikoa
    • oikaista
    • ojentaa
    • puhdistaa
    • muuttaa
    • suoristaa
    • tasasuunnata
    • kunnostaa
    • korjata
    * * *
    (to put right or correct (a mistake etc): We shall rectify the error as soon as possible.) oikaista
    - rectification

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  • 19 revise

    • viimeistellä
    • uusia
    • uudistaa
    • kerrata
    • muuntua
    • muuttaa
    • muokata (muuttaa)
    • muokata
    • muovailla
    • muovata
    • parannella
    printing (graphic) industry
    • tarkistusvedos
    • tarkistaa (oik.)
    • tarkastaa
    • tarkistaa
    • korjata
    * * *
    1) (to correct faults and make improvements in (a book etc): This dictionary has been completely revised.) tarkistaa ja korjata
    2) (to study one's previous work, notes etc in preparation for an examination etc: You'd better start revising (your Latin) for your exam.) kerrata
    3) (to change (one's opinion etc).) tarkistaa

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  • 20 set

    • paikoilleen asetettu
    • panna kuntoon
    • panos
    • panna tekemään jotakin
    • painaa
    • panna
    • ryhmäkunta
    • ryhmä
    • tuijottava
    • nurkkakunta
    • nupukivi
    • normaali
    • hyytyä
    • hyydyttää
    • hyytelöityä
    • istukas
    • jakso
    • istuttaa
    • joukko
    • joukko (mat.)
    automatic data processing
    • joukko (ATK)
    • jähmettynyt
    • järkkymätön
    • joukko(tietotekn)
    • varma
    technology
    • vastaanotin
    • varusteet
    • virittää
    • vesa
    • astiasto
    • erä
    • sijoittaa
    • seurue
    • asetettu
    • asento
    • asettua
    • asettaa
    • asettaa sijoilleen
    • asettaa arvo
    • upottaa
    • usuttaa
    • vakiintunut
    • vakiintua
    • valmius
    • yhdistelmä
    • yhde
    • porukka
    • tehdä hedelmää
    • tasokurssi
    • teroittaa
    • kattaa
    • kattaa (pöytä)
    • kehystää
    • kiinnitetty
    • kerta
    • kohdistaa
    • kiinteä
    • kokoelma
    • kiintiö
    finance, business, economy
    • kiinnittää
    • liikkumaton
    • kaavamainen
    finance, business, economy
    • kalusto
    • jäykkä
    • jäykistyä
    forest and paper industry
    • haritus
    • harittaa
    • mennä mailleen
    • määrätä
    • määrätty
    • muodollinen
    • saattaa kovettumaan
    • sarja
    • setti
    • sovittaa
    • säädetty
    • säännellä
    • suuntaus
    • suunta
    • kovettua
    • kuvauspaikka
    • latoa
    automatic data processing
    • laitteisto
    • laittautua
    • ladella
    • lajitelma
    • laittaa
    • laite
    • lavasteet
    • lavastus
    • laskea
    electricity
    • piiri
    • pino
    • piintynyt
    • piimiä
    • pistää
    • koneikko
    • kopiosarja
    • koristaa
    • lujittua
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    set 1. present participle - setting; verb
    1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) asettaa, panna
    2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) kattaa pöytä
    3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) määrätä
    4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) antaa
    5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) saada tekemään
    6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) laskea
    7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) jähmettyä
    8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) säätää
    9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) laittaa (tukka)
    10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) upottaa
    11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) panna kohdalleen
    2. adjective
    1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) vakio
    2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) valmis
    3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) harkittu
    4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) jäykkä
    5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) muuttumaton
    6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) koristeltu
    3. noun
    1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sarja
    2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) vastaanotin
    3) (a group of people: the musical set.) ryhmä
    4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) hiusten laitto
    5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) lavastus
    6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) erä
    - setback
    - set phrase
    - set-square
    - setting-lotion
    - set-to
    - set-up
    - all set
    - set about
    - set someone against someone
    - set against someone
    - set someone against
    - set against
    - set aside
    - set back
    - set down
    - set in
    - set off
    - set something or someone on someone
    - set on someone
    - set something or someone on
    - set on
    - set out
    - set to
    - set up
    - set up camp
    - set up house
    - set up shop
    - set upon

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