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1 it
• sitä• se* * *it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) se2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) juuri4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
2 indirect
• implisiittinen• vihjaileva• epäsuora• välillinen* * *indi'rekt1) (not leading straight to the destination; not direct: We arrived late because we took rather an indirect route.) mutkitteleva2) (not straightforward: I asked her several questions but she kept giving me indirect answers.) epäsuora3) (not intended; not directly aimed at: an indirect result.) epäsuora•- indirect object
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3 shadow
• himmetä• varjopaikka• varjostaja• varjostaa• varjostuma• varjo• siimes• aavistus• aave• unikuva• katve• kuvajainen• pimento* * *'ʃædəu 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) varjo2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) varjot3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) varjo4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) häivä2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) varjostaa2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) varjostaa•- shadowy- shadowiness
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4 zoom in
(to direct a camera (on to an object etc) and use a zoom lens to make it appear to come closer: Film the whole building first, then zoom in on the door.) zoomata
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