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1 describe
• ilmaista• ilmentää• esittää• esitellä• referoida• tehdä selkoa• karakterisoida• kertoa• selostaa• selittää• kuvata• kuvailla• piirtää• luonnehtia* * *1) (to give an account of in words; to tell in words what something or someone is like: He described what had happened; Would you describe her as beautiful?) kuvailla2) (to say that one is something: He describes himself as a salesman.) kutsua joksikin• -
2 characterise
• karakterisoida• sävyttää• kuvata• kuvailla• luonnehtia* * *1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) olla ominaista2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) luonnehtia -
3 characterize
• ilmentää• karakterisoida• sävyttää• kuvailla• kuvata• luonnehtia* * *1) (to be the obvious feature of: The giraffe is characterized by its long neck.) olla ominaista2) (to describe (as): She characterized him as weak and indecisive.) luonnehtia -
4 compare
• olla verrattavissa• rinnastaa• verrata• vertaa• vertailu• vertailla* * *kəm'peə1) (to put (things etc) side by side in order to see to what extent they are the same or different: If you compare his work with hers you will find hers more accurate; This is a good essay compared with your last one.) verrata2) (to describe as being similar to: She compared him to a monkey.) verrata3) (to be near in standard or quality: He just can't compare with Mozart.) kestää vertailu•- comparative
- comparatively
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5 depict
• ilmentää• jäljittää• havainnollistaa• heijastua• esittää• kuvata• kuvailla• piirtää* * *di'pikt1) (to paint, draw etc.) kuvata2) (to describe: Her novel depicts the life of country people.) kuvata -
6 elaborate
• häiritä• hienostunut• hienotekoinen• huolellinen• huoliteltu• avartua• formuloida• valmistaa huolellisesti• valmistaa• kaunistella• kehittää• kehittyä• kehitellä• hahmottaa• monimutkainen• modifioida• muovata• mutkikas• muovailla• muotoilla• muokata• muodostaa• perinpohjainen• selittää tarkemmin• taidokas• käsitellä• kypsyttää• laajentaa• laatia yksityiskohtaisesti• laatia* * *1. i'læbəreit verb1) (to work out or describe (a plan etc) in detail: He elaborated his theory.) käsitellä yksityiskohtaisesti2) ((especially with on) to discuss details: She elaborated on the next day's menu.) tarkentaa2. -rət adjective1) (very detailed or complicated: an elaborate design.) yksityiskohtainen, taidokas2) (carefully planned: elaborate plans for escape.) tarkkaan laadittu•- elaboration -
7 exaggerate
• paisuttaa• paisutella• isotella• kaunistella• levennellä• liioitella• suurennella• yliarvioida* * *iɡ'zæ‹əreit1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) liioitella2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) liioitella• -
8 flatter
• nöyristellä• hännystellä• imarrella• tyssäysvasara• keimailla• liehitellä• liehiä• liehakoida• hakkailla• mielistellä• makeilla• mairitella• pokkuroida• kosiskella* * *'flætə1) (to praise too much or insincerely: Flatter him by complimenting him on his singing.) imarrella2) (to show, describe etc someone or something as being better than someone etc really is: The photograph flatters him.) esittää edullisessa valossa3) (to be pleased to say about (oneself) (that one can do something): I flatter myself that I can speak French perfectly.) onnitella•- flattery -
9 qualify
• olla pätevä• hyväksyä• julistaa kelvolliseksi• antaa pätevyys• valmistua• pätevöidä• pätevöittää• pätevöityä• kelvoittaa• kelpuuttaa• kelvata• hankkia pätevyys• mukautua• muuttaa• määrätä• määrittää• selviytyä• suorittaa tutkinto• suoriutua• kvalifioida• pitää kelvollisena* * *1) (to cause to be or to become able or suitable for: A degree in English does not qualify you to teach English; She is too young to qualify for a place in the team.) pätevöittää, olla sovelias2) ((with as) to show that one is suitable for a profession or job etc, especially by passing a test or examination: I hope to qualify as a doctor.) hankkia pätevyys3) ((with for) to allow, or be allowed, to take part in a competition etc, usually by reaching a satisfactory standard in an earlier test or competition: She failed to qualify for the long jump.) suoriutua karsinnoista4) ((of an adjective) to describe, or add to the meaning of: In `red books', the adjective `red' qualifies the noun `books'.) määrittää•- qualified
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10 re-create
ri:kri'eit(to describe or show realistically: In the film, they had tried to recreate the horrors of the war.) antaa realistinen kuva -
11 sketch
• ideoida• tuntomerkit• tuokiokuva• havainnollistaa• hupailu• ehdotelma• ehdotus• skitsi• sketsitechnology• aihio• tehdä luonnos• kehitellä• kaavailla• hahmottelu• hahmottaa• harjoitelma• hahmotelma• hahmotella• muotoilu• muotoilla• sommitella• suunnitella• suunnitelma• ääriviivapiirros• ääripiirros• kypsytellä• kuvailla• piirtää• piirustus• piirros• piirustaa• piirretty elokuva• konsepti• konstruoida• luonnos(tekniikka)• luonnostaa• luoda• luonnos• luonnostella• lyhyt näytelmätechnology• luonnos (tek.)* * *ske 1. noun1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) luonnos2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) yhteenveto3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) sketsi2. verb1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) hahmotella2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) luonnostella•- sketchy- sketchily
- sketchiness
- sketch-book
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