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1 couldn't
'kudntnegative short form; = could -
2 couldn't care less
• sama se minulle on -
3 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• -
4 semicolon
• puolipiste* * *semi'kəulən, ]( American) 'semikoulən(the punctuation mark (;) used especially to separate parts of a sentence which have more independence than clauses separated by a comma: He wondered what to do. He couldn't go back; he couldn't borrow money.) puolipiste -
5 think of
• ajatella• keksiä• harkita• älytä* * *1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) ajatella2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) muistaa3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) tulla mieleen -
6 at/in the back of one's mind
(being vaguely aware of something; deep inside: In the back of her mind she knew she couldn't trust him.) -
7 bear
• tuottaa• esiintyä• sietää• poteastock exchange• pörssikeinottelija• kantaa• karhu• keinottelija• kestää• kokea• kannattaa• mesikämmen• pidellä• taakka• kuljettaa• kärsiä• kontio* * *I beə past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.) kestää2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?) kantaa3) ((past participle in passive born bo:n) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.) synnyttää, syntyä4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.) kantaa5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.) olla, kantaa6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.) kääntyä•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II beə noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.) karhu- bearskin -
8 care
• holhous• huolehtia• huosta• huolto• huolenpito• hoito• hoito (huolenpito)• hoitaminen• huolehtia (välittää)• huolellisuus• huolia• homma• hoiva• huoli• varovaisuus• vaalinta• välittää (jstkn)• välittää• haluta• mielivalta• murhe• tarkkuus• kunnossapito• pitää• piitata* * *keə 1. noun1) (close attention: Do it with care.) huolellisuus2) (keeping; protection: Your belongings will be safe in my care.) hoito3) ((a cause for) worry: free from care; all the cares of the world.) huoli4) (treatment: medical care; skin care.)2. verb1) (to be anxious or concerned: Don't you care if you fail?; I couldn't care less (= It's of no importance to me); She really cares about her career.) välittää2) (to be willing (to): Would you care to have dinner with me?) haluta•- careful- carefully
- carefulness
- careless
- carelessly
- carelessness
- carefree
- caregiver
- caretaker
- careworn
- care for
- care of
- take care
- take care of -
9 catch someone's eye
(to attract someone's attention: The advertisement caught my eye; I couldn't catch the waiter's eye and so we were last to be served.) kiinnittää jonkun huomio -
10 combination
• asetelma• yhdistelmä• yhdistys• yhdistely• yhdistäminen• yhteenliittymä• yhdistyminen• yhdelmä• liitto• seos• yhtyminen• yhtymä• kombinaatiofinance, business, economy• konserni• kokoonpano* * *- bi-1) ((the result of) combining or being combined: The town was a combination of old and new architecture.) yhdistelmä2) (a set of numbers used to open certain types of lock: He couldn't open the safe as he had forgotten the combination; ( also adjective) a combination lock.) numeroyhdistelmä -
11 compartment
• ontelo• osasto• hytti• vaununosasto• vaunuosasto• kenno• soppi• syvennys• kolo• lokeroida• lokero• loukku* * *(a separate part or division eg of a railway carriage: We couldn't find an empty compartment in the train; The drawer was divided into compartments.) osasto, lokero -
12 distinct
• ilmeinen• havainnollinen• erityinen• erillinen• erillään• ponnekas• selvästi• selkeä• selvästi erotettava• selvä• kovaääninen* * *di'stiŋkt1) (easily seen, heard or noticed: There are distinct differences between the two; Her voice is very distinct.) selvä2) (separate or different: Those two birds are quite distinct - you couldn't confuse them.) erilainen•- distinctness
- distinction
- distinctive
- distinctively -
13 distracted
• hämmentynyt• sekapäinen• poissaoleva* * *1) (turned aside (from what one is doing or thinking): He had slipped out while her attention was distracted.) toisaalle2) (out of one's mind; mad: a distracted old woman.) hassahtanut3) (distressed: The distracted mother couldn't reach her child in the burning house.) hätääntynyt -
14 drift
• riippua• ryömintä• nietos• joutuatechnology• tuurna• tuuliajo• hiekkanietos• siirtymä• ajelehtia• ajautuma• ajaa• ajelehtiminen• ajautua• ajoverkko• päätyä• tendenssi• kasautua nietoksiin• kasaantua• kasata• kinostua• kinos• liike• liukuma• perä• sorto• suuntaus• suunta• tarkoitus• kulkeutua• kulku• kulkea• kuljeksia• kukkula• leijailla• poikkeama• luminietos• luisua* * *drift 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) kinos2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) suunta, yleiskäsitys2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ajaa, ajelehtia2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) ajautua•- drifter- driftwood -
15 during
• varrella• aikana• kestäessä• myöten• kuluessa• pitkään* * *'djuəriŋ1) (throughout the time of: We couldn't get cigarettes during the war.) aikana, kuluessa2) (at a particular time within: He died during the war.) aikana -
16 fault
law• rike• toimintahäiriö• häiriö• järkkyminen• havaita virheelliseksi• heikkous• varjopuoli• vioittuma• virhe (ihmisen tekemä)• virhe• vika• epäkohta• epäsuhta• erehdys• siirros• vajavuus• väärä syöttö• vääryys• puute• puutteellisuus• puutos• rajoitus• hairahdus• haitta• murtuma• syy• syy (• laiminlyönti* * *fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) syy, vika2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) vika3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) siirros2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) moittia- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a fault -
17 find
• saada• saada selville• todeta• todeta (havaita)• nähdä• jäljittää• havaita (todeta)• havaita• huomata• esiintymä• ratkaista• tavoittaa• tavata• keksiä• hankkia• löydös• löytää• löytö• pitää* * *1. past tense, past participle - found; verb1) (to come upon or meet with accidentally or after searching: Look what I've found!) löytää2) (to discover: I found that I couldn't do the work.) huomata3) (to consider; to think (something) to be: I found the British weather very cold.) pitää jonakin2. noun(something found, especially something of value or interest: That old book is quite a find!) löytö- find out -
18 for love or money
(in any way at all: We couldn't get a taxi for love or money.) millään ilveellä -
19 get
• panna• saada kiinni• saada• saapua• saada haltuun• tulla joksikin• tullaagriculture• niittää• hyötyä• järjestää• joutua• hommata• hoksata• ehtiä• ansaita• värvätä• voittaa• päästä• tienata• hankkia• hakea• muodostuafinance, business, economy• periä• saattaa• saavuttaa• sairastua• löytää• ymmärtää• lukea* * *ɡetpast tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) saada2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) tuoda3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) päästä, saada4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) saattaa5) (to become: You're getting old.) tulla6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) suostutella7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) saapua8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) oppia, saada tehdyksi9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) saada10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) saada kiinni11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) ymmärtää•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
20 help
• olla apuna• ohje• opastus• palvella• tuki-• tukea• neuvo• hyödyttää• jelpata• helpottaa• avustaa• auttaa• avustus• edesauttaa• avunanto• edistää• apua• apu• apuvoima• antaa apua• apulainen• apuhenkilökunta• puoltaa• tehdä palveluksia• kannattaa• myötävaikuttaa• myötävaikutus• sponsoroida• subventoida• suosia* * *help 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) auttaa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) olla avuksi3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) auttaa4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) palvella5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) voida muuta kuin2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) apu2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) apu3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) apulainen, apumies4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) sille ei voi mitään•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out
См. также в других словарях:
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couldn't of — Couldn t of got it without you, Pops/ Parker said (New Yorker). As a shortened form of couldn t have, couldrit of does unquestionably avoid the clumsy double contraction couldntve, a form not often seen in print since J. D. Salinger stopped… … Dictionary of troublesome word
couldn't — by 1670s, contraction of COULD (Cf. could) + NOT (Cf. not) … Etymology dictionary
couldn't — (could not) v. used to express the fact that one is unable or unwilling to do something; used to express the impossibility of an occurrence … English contemporary dictionary
couldn't — ► CONTRACTION ▪ could not … English terms dictionary
couldn't — [kood′ nt] contraction could not … English World dictionary
COULDN'T — contr. could not. * * * /ˈkʊdn̩t/ used as a contraction of could not I tried but I couldn t do it. couldn t care less see ↑care, 2 … Useful english dictionary
couldn't — [[t]k ʊd(ə)nt[/t]] Couldn t is the usual spoken form of could not … English dictionary
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