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1 could
kudnegative short form - couldn't; verb1) (past tense of can: They asked if I could drive a car; I said I couldn't; She asked if she could go.) voi2) (used to express a possibility: I could go but I'm not going to; I could do it next week if you helped me.) voisi• -
2 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
3 could you come to.
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4 he etc could be doing with / could do with
(it would be better if I, he etc had or did (something): I could do with a cup of coffee.) haluta, ottaa mielelläänEnglish-Finnish dictionary > he etc could be doing with / could do with
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5 how could you
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6 i could do with
• haluaisin• tarvitsen -
7 nice you could come welcome
• tervetuloa -
8 stretch
• ojennella• ojentaa• oikaista• oikoa• oikaisu• jatkua• jakso• jännittää• jännitys• venyvyys• venyä• venytellä• venyttää• venymä• vetää• etäisyys• antaa ponnistusta vaativia tehtäviä• ulottua• ulottaa• väli• ponnistaa• kiriä• kiristää• leventää• levittää• levitä• mennä• pidentää• suora• taipale• kurottaa• kurottautua• kurkottautua• kurkottaa• laajentaa• pingottaa• pitkittää• pinkoa* * *stre 1. verb1) (to make or become longer or wider especially by pulling or by being pulled: She stretched the piece of elastic to its fullest extent; His scarf was so long that it could stretch right across the room; This material stretches; The dog yawned and stretched (itself); He stretched (his arm/hand) up as far as he could, but still could not reach the shelf; Ask someone to pass you the jam instead of stretching across the table for it.) venyttää, venyä, ulottua2) ((of land etc) to extend: The plain stretched ahead of them for miles.) levittäytyä2. noun1) (an act of stretching or state of being stretched: He got out of bed and had a good stretch.) venytys2) (a continuous extent, of eg a type of country, or of time: a pretty stretch of country; a stretch of bad road; a stretch of twenty years.) jakso, alue•- stretchy
- at a stretch
- be at full stretch
- stretch one's legs
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9 afford
• olla varaa• tuottaa• varustaa• auttaa• antaa• liietä• suoda• kustantaa* * *ə'fo:d1) ((usually with can, could) to be able to spend money, time etc on or for something: I can't afford (to buy) a new car.) olla varaa2) ((usually with can, could) to be able to do (something) without causing oneself trouble, difficulty etc: She can't afford to be rude to her employer no matter how rude he is to her.) olla varaa -
10 do
• riittää• tulla toimeen• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• näytellä osaa• järjestää• hommailla• huijaus• voida• siistiä• ajaa• askarrella• askaroida• valmistaa• välttää• tehdä• kelvata• kemut• kammata• harjoittaa• mennä• petkuttaa• matkustaa• menestyä• menetellä• suorittaa• sopiaautomatic data processing• suorittaa(haku)• laittaa• pirskeet* * *du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
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11 eke out
• jatkaa• lisätä* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.)2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) -
12 equipment
law• irtaimisto• varustus. varusteet• varuste• varustaminen• varusteet• varustus• välineistö• välineet• kojeet• koje• kojeisto• kalusto• matkatavarat• tarvikkeet (työ-)• tarvikkeet• tarve• tarvike• tamineet• laitteet• laite• laitteisto• koneisto* * *1) (the clothes, machines, tools etc necessary for a particular kind of work, activity etc: The mechanic could not repair the car because he did not have the right equipment; The boy could not afford the equipment necessary for mountaineering.) varusteet, välineistö2) (the act of equipping.) varustaminen -
13 humiliate
• nöyryyttää• nolata• nöyrryttää• halventaa* * *hju'milieit(to make (someone) feel ashamed: He was humiliated to find that his girlfriend could run faster than he could.) nöyryyttää- humiliation -
14 Miss
• neiti* * *mis1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) neiti2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) neiti -
15 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) toisaaltaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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16 a week today
(a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc: I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?) viikon kuluttua -
17 accommodate
finance, business, economy• toimittaa• varustaa• sijoittaa• sisältää• akkommodoida• adaptoida• kaltaistaa• hankkia• harmonisoida• mukauttaa• mukaantua• mennä• mukautua• majoittaa• mahtua• sovittaa• sopeuttaa• sovitella• soveltaa• tarkentaafinance, business, economy• lainoittaa* * *ə'komədeit1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) majoittaa, olla tilaa2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.)•- accommodation -
18 accordingly
• niin ollen• niinmuodoin• siis• mukaisesti• sen mukaisesti* * *1) (in agreement (with the circumstances etc): Find out what has happened and act accordingly.) sen mukaisesti2) (therefore: He was very worried about the future of the firm and accordingly he did what he could to help.) niinpä -
19 answer
• olla vastuussa• tulema• joutua vastuuseen• vastine• vastaaminen• vastata• vastaus• antaa vastaus• kantaa vastuu• sanoa* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) vastaus2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) ratkaisu2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) vastata2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) vastata, avata3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) vastata, täyttää4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) vastata•- answering machine
- answer for
- answerphone -
20 any
• joka• joku• jokin• mikään• mikä tahansa• mitään• yhtään• kuka tahansa• kukaan• lainkaan* * *'eni 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) mikä tahansa2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) mikään, missään, yhtään2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) jokainen3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) yhtään- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case
См. также в других словарях:
could — [ weak kəd, strong kud ] modal verb *** Could is usually followed by an infinitive without to : I m glad you could come. Sometimes it is used without a following infinitive: I came as quickly as I could. Could does not change its form, so the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
could — [kood] v.aux. [altered (infl. by WOULD, SHOULD) < ME coud < OE cuthe (akin to Goth kuntha, OHG konda, ON kunna), pt. of cunnan, to be able: see CAN1] 1. pt. of CAN1 [he gave what he could give] 2 … English World dictionary
could — modal auxiliary. 1. See can. It functions as (1) the past tense of can, as in We could see for miles, (2) as a conditional equivalent to would be able to, as in I could take you in the car if you like, and (3) as a more tentative form of can in… … Modern English usage
Could — (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would.] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have * * * … Universalium
could've — (could have) v. used to express the possibility that one may have been able to do something … English contemporary dictionary
could — could; could·est; … English syllables
could've — [kood′əv] contraction could have … English World dictionary
could|n't — «KUD uhnt», could not … Useful english dictionary
could — O.E. cuðe, pt. of cunnan to be able (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)); ending changed 14c. to standard English d(e). The excrescent l was added 15c. 16c. on model of would, should, where it is historical … Etymology dictionary