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1 expensive
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2 become more expensive
• tulla kalliimmaksi• kallistua -
3 single large expensive disk
• yksittäinen kallis kovalevy -
4 luxury
• hyvinvointi• uhkeus• upeus• prameus• mukavuus• mahtavuus• ylellisyys• ylväys• ylellisyystavarat• ylellisyystavara• kukoistus• komeus• loisto• luksus* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) ylellisyys2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) ylellisyys•- luxuriously
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5 beside
• ohessa• rinnalla• rinnalle• jonkin rinnalla• johonkin verraten• viereen• viereinen• vieressä• vierellä• sivulla• ulkopuolella• äärestä• ääressä• ääreen• kuve• pitkin* * *1. preposition1) (by the side of or near: beside the window; She sat beside her sister.) vieressä, viereen2) (compared with: She looks ugly beside her sister.) verrattuna•- besides2. adverb(also: These shoes are expensive - besides, they're too small; She has three sons and an adopted one besides.) lisäksi- be beside oneself with- be beside oneself
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6 beyond one's means
• yli varojensa* * *(too expensive(ly): A painting by Picasso is beyond my means; He lives well beyond his means (= he spends more money than he earns).) yli varojensa -
7 ceramic
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8 cloth
• rätti• räsy• huivi• verkainen• verkaprinting (graphic) industry• viira• asu• vaate• pyyhe• pyyhe (pöly-)• rieputextile industry• kluuttitextile industry• liina• kangas• papisto• luuttu* * *kloƟplural - cloths; noun((a piece of) woven material from which clothes and many other items are made: a tablecloth; a face-cloth; a floor-cloth; Woollen cloth is often more expensive than other cloths.) kangas, liina -
9 clothe
• verhota• vaatettaa• vaatehtia• pukea* * *kləuðpast tense, past participle - clothed; verb1) (to provide with clothes: The widow did not have enough money to clothe her children.) vaatettaa2) (to put clothes on: She was clothed in silk; She clothed herself in the most expensive materials.) pukeutua•- clothes- clothes-peg
- clothing -
10 competitive
• kilpailukykyinen• kilpa• kilpailullinen* * *1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) kilpailuhenkinen2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) kilpailukykyinen3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) kilpa- -
11 exclusive
• paitsi• hyvälaatuinen• ilman• jotakin pois sulkeva• hieno• elitistinen• eksklusiivinen• ensiluokkainen• erinomainen• ainoa• yhtenäinen• rajoittunut• rajoitettu• muita hylkivä• ylivoimainen• yksinomainen• poissulkeva• korkealaatuinen• korkealuokkainen* * *ik'sklu:siv1) (tending to exclude.) pois sulkeva2) ((of a group etc) not easily or readily mixing with others or allowing others in: a very exclusive club.) valikoiva3) (given to only one individual or group etc: The story is exclusive to this newspaper.) johon on yksinoikeus4) (fashionable and expensive: exclusive shops/restaurants.) hieno•- exclusiveness
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12 expend
• kuluttaa• käyttää* * *ik'spend(to use or spend (supplies etc).) käyttää- expense
- expenses
- expensive
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13 first-class
• ensiluokkainen• erinomainen• priima• ylivoimainen* * *1) (of the best quality: a first-class hotel.) ensiluokkainen2) (very good: This food is first-class!) erinomainen3) ((for) travelling in the best and most expensive part of the train, plane, ship etc: a first-class passenger ticket; ( also adverb) She always travels first-class.) ensimmäisen luokan -
14 flaunt
• hienostella• prameilla• pöyhkeillä• pöyhistellä• keikailla• mahtailla• ylpeillä• ylvästellä• komeilla• kopeilla• koreilla* * *flo:nt(to show off in order to attract attention to oneself: She flaunted her expensive clothes.) pöyhkeillä jollakin -
15 footwear
• jalkine• jalkineet• kenkä* * *noun (boots, shoes, slippers etc: He always buys expensive footwear.) jalkineet -
16 frill
• röyhelö* * *fril1) (a decorative edging to a piece of cloth, made of a strip of cloth gathered along one side and sewn on: She sewed a frill along the bottom of the skirt.) röyhelö2) ((often in plural) something unnecessary added as decoration: the frills of business (= having expensive dinners etc).) ylimääräiset kuviot•- frilled- frilly -
17 furnishings
• irtaimisto• varusteet• sisustus• kalustus* * *noun plural (furniture, equipment etc: The office had very expensive furnishings.) kalusteet -
18 hard-back
noun (a book with a hard cover: Hard-backs are more expensive than paperbacks.) kovakantinen kirja -
19 in the first
(expressions used to show steps in an argument, explanation etc: He decided not to buy the house, because in the first place it was too expensive, and in the second place it was too far from his office.) ensinnäkin, toiseksi -
20 indulge
• tyydyttää• hemmotella• antautua• antaa myöten• kohdella lempeästi• myöntyä• suoda itselleen jotakin* * *1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) hemmotella2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) tyydyttää3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) antaa myöten mielihaluilleen•- indulgent
- indulge in
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