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1 english language
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2 the english language
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3 English
• englantilainen* * *'iŋɡliʃ 1. adjective(of England or its inhabitants: three English people; the English language.) englantilainen, Englannin2. noun(the main language of England and the rest of Britain, North America, a great part of the British Commonwealth and some other countries: He speaks English.) englanti -
4 native language/tongue
noun My native language is Spanish, but I also speak English and German.) -
5 origin
• origo• juontaa• juuri• alkuosoite• alku• alku-• alkuperä• alkuvaihe• alkulähde• alkupiste• alkujuuri• polveutuminen• synty• syntyperä• syntyminen* * *'ori‹in 1. noun(the place or point from which anything first comes; the cause: the origin(s) of the English language; the origin of the disagreement.) alkuperä- original2. noun1) (the earliest version: This is the original - all the others are copies.) originaali2) (a model from which a painting etc is made: She is the original of the famous portrait.) malli•- originally
- originate
- origins -
6 predominant
• johtava• ensiluokkainen• vallitseva• ylivoimainen* * *adjective (stronger, more numerous, more noticeable etc: The English language is predominant in America.) vallitseva -
7 pidgin
• sekakieli* * *'pi‹ən(any of a number of languages which consist of a mixture of English, French, Portuguese etc and some non-European (especially African) language: Beach-la-mar is a pidgin spoken in parts of the southern Pacific Ocean; ( also adjective) pidgin English.) pidginkieli -
8 broken
• rikkinäisyys• rikki• rikkoutunut• rikki(rikkontunut)• rikkonainen• rikki (särk.)• rikkinäinen• rikki (hajalle)• risainen• risa• jaksoittainen• huonokuntoinen• huono• viallinen• vieraanvoittoinen• epäkuntoinenlaw• epävarma• puutteellinen• pätkittäinen• repaleinen• katkonainen• hajalla• halkinainen• hajalle• hajallaan• hajalleen• mitätön• murtunut• sortunut• särkynyt• kunnoton• poikki• poikkinainen* * *'brəukən1) (see break: a broken window; My watch is broken.)2) (interrupted: broken sleep.) katkonainen3) (uneven: broken ground.) epätasainen4) ((of language) not fluent: He speaks broken English.) murteellinen5) (ruined: The children come from a broken home (= their parents are no longer living together).) rikkinäinen• -
9 code
automatic data processing• ohjelmakoodi• ilmaista koodikielellä• tunnus• tunnusluku• tunniste• postinumerolaw• kodifikaatiolaw• kaari (laki)• salakoodata• salasana• salakieli• salakirjoitus• suuntanumero• säännöstölaw• lakikoodeksi• lakikokoelma• laki• koodata• koodeksi• koodijärjestelmä• koodinumero• koodittaa• koodi• koodisääntöjen mukaan esitetty tieto* * *kəud 1. noun1) (a collection of laws or rules: a code of behaviour.) lakikokoelma, säännöt2) (a (secret) system of words, letters, or symbols: the Morse Code; The message was in code; We have deciphered the enemy's code.) koodi3) (a system of symbols etc for translating one type of language into another: There are a number of codes for putting English into a form usable by a computer.) koodi2. verb(to put into (secret, computer etc) code: Have you coded the material for the computer?) koodittaa -
10 dictionary
• sanakirja• sanasto(tietotekn)automatic data processing• sanasto (ATK)• koodilista* * *'dikʃənəriplural - dictionaries; noun1) (a book containing the words of a language alphabetically arranged, with their meanings etc: This is an English dictionary.) sanakirja2) (a book containing other information alphabetically arranged: a dictionary of place-names.) sanasto -
11 fluent
• nestemäinen• joustava• vikkelä• vaivaton• vapaa• vuolas• teeskentelemätön• kaunopuheinen• ketterä• kepeä• sukkela• sujuva• sujuvasti• sulava• yksinkertainen• luonteikas• luistava• luonnollinen• luonteva* * *'fluənt1) ((of a language etc) smoothly and skilfully spoken: He spoke fluent French.) sujuva2) ((of a person) able to express oneself easily: He is fluent in English.) sujuvasanainen•- fluency- fluently -
12 formal
• virallinen• formaali• formaalinen• ulkonainen• tavanomainen• jäykkä• kaavamainen• kankea• muoto• muodollinen• sovinnainen* * *'fo:məl1) (done etc according to a fixed and accepted way: a formal letter.) virallinen, muodollinen2) (suitable or correct for occasions when things are done according to a fixed and accepted way: You must wear formal dress.) muodollinen, juhla-3) ((of behaviour, attitude etc) not relaxed and friendly: formal behaviour.) muodollinen4) ((of language) exactly correct by grammatical etc rules but not conversational: Her English was very formal.) kirjakielinen5) ((of designs etc) precise and following a fixed pattern rather than occuring naturally: formal gardens.) kaavamainen•- formally- formality -
13 hard
• paha• tiukasti• tuima• tukala• tiukka• innokkaasti• jämerä• jähmeä• työläs• erektio• sitkeä• ahkerasti• ahkeraan• ankara• uutterasti• vaivalloinen• vaikea• pulmallinen• raskas• rankka• tiivis• karkea• katkera• kestävä• kiinteä• kalsea• jäykkä• hankala• navakka• säälimätön• tarkka• kovaluontoinen• kovasti• kovasydäminen• kovapintainen• kova• konsistentti• kovaa• kompakti• lujaa• luja• lujasti* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) kova2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) vaikea3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) kova4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) ankara5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) kova6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) kova2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) kovasti2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) kovaa3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) kiinteästi4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) kokonaan•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up -
14 idiom
• ilmaus• idiomi• ilmaisu• fraasi• sanonta• lauseparsi• lausuma• lauselma* * *'idiəm1) (an expression with a meaning that cannot be guessed from the meanings of the individual words: His mother passed away (= died) this morning.) idiomi2) (the expressions of a language in general: English idiom.) idiomi•- idiomatically -
15 native speaker
(a person who has spoken a particular language ever since he was able to speak at all: I am a native speaker of English; a native Spanish speaker.) syntyperäinen -
16 tongue
technology• ohjauslista• urospontti• uloke• pontata• kieli• kieleke• läppä* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) kieli2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) kieli3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lieska4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) kieli -
17 translate
• tulkita• siirtää• rakentaa• muuttaa joksikin• kääntää* * *træns'leit(to put (something said or written) into another language: He translated the book from French into English.) kääntää- translator -
18 universal
• universaalinen• universalistinen• universaali• vallitseva• kaikinpuolinen• yleiskäyttöinen• yleis-• yleismaailmallinen• yleis• yleispätevä• yleinen* * *adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.) yleismaailmallinen
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