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121 ought
• pitäisi* * *o:tnegative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) pitäisi2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) pitäisi -
122 out of the habit of
(to make (a person) start or stop doing (something) as a habit: I wish I could get out of the habit of biting my nails; You must get your children into the habit of cleaning their teeth.) päästä eroon tavasta, totuttaa -
123 page
• numeroida sivut• jakaa sivuiksi• henkilönhakulaite• hotellipoika• hovipoika• sivu• sivu (kirjan)• sivuttaa• sivu(kirjapaino)• liuska• sulhaspoika* * *pei‹ I noun(one side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine etc: page ninety-four; a three-page letter.) sivuII 1. noun1) ((in hotels) a boy who takes messages, carries luggage etc.) hotellipoika, lähetti2) ((also page boy) a boy servant.) palveluspoika2. verb(to try to find someone in a public place by calling out his name (often through a loud-speaker system): I could not see my friend in the hotel, so I had him paged.) -
124 paradox
• paradoksi* * *'pærədoks(a statement etc that seems to contradict itself but which is nevertheless true: If your birthday is on February 29 you could state the paradox that you are thirteen years old although you have only had three birthdays.) paradoksi- paradoxically -
125 parched
• auringonpolttama• kuiva* * *1) (hot and dry: Nothing could grow in the parched land.) rutikuiva2) (thirsty: Can I have a cup of tea - I'm parched!) olla nääntymäisillään janoon -
126 pardon
• antaa anteeksi• armonanto• armahtaa• anteeksi• armo• anteeksianto• antaa armo• armahduslaw• myöntää armahdus• synninpäästö• sääliä* * *1. verb1) (to forgive: Pardon my asking, but can you help me?) antaa anteeksi2) (to free (from prison, punishment etc): The king pardoned the prisoners.) armahtaa2. noun1) (forgiveness: He prayed for pardon for his wickedness.) anteeksianto2) (a (document) freeing from prison or punishment: He was granted a pardon.) armahdus3. interjection(used to indicate that one has not heard properly what was said: Pardon? Could you repeat that last sentence?) anteeksi kuinka- I beg your pardon
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127 partiality
• erikoinen mieltymys• puolueellisuus* * *- ʃi'æləti1) (a liking for: He has a partiality for cheese.) mieltymys2) (the preferring of one person or side more than another: He could not help showing his partiality for/towards his own team.) puolueellisuus -
128 pass as/for
(to be mistaken for or accepted as: Some man-made materials could pass as silk; His nasty remarks pass for wit among his admirers.) käydä jostakin
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
