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1 explain
• tulkita• havainnollistaa• rakentaa• määrittää• perustella• selvittää• selostaa• seljetä• selittää• selitellä• kuvata• kommentoida* * *ik'splein1) (to make (something) clear or easy to understand: Can you explain the railway timetable to me?; Did she explain why she was late?) selittää2) (to give, or be, a reason for: I cannot explain his failure; That explains his silence.) selittää•- explanatory
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2 elucidate
• havainnollistaa• valaista• selventää• seljetä• kommentoida* * *i'lu:sideit(to explain.) selventää -
3 expound
• tulkita• avartua• rakentaa• kehitellä• määritellä• selittää* * *(to explain in detail.) selvittää -
4 figure
• olemus• olento• numeromerkki• numero (luku)• numero• ihmishahmo• tunnus• henkilö• henkilökuva• hinta• vartalo• veistos• asu• esiintyä• esiintyminen• figuuri• arvioida• arvella• ulkomuoto• ulkonäkö• kaavailla• kaavio• hahmo• habitus• muoto• muotoilu• muotoilla• patsas• malli• sovittaa• sävelkuvio• ääriviiva• kuva (• kuvata• kuvio• kuvioida• kuva• laskea• piirre• piirteet• luku* * *'fiɡə, ]( American) 'fiɡjər 1. noun1) (the form or shape of a person: A mysterious figure came towards me; That girl has got a good figure.) hahmo, vartalo2) (a (geometrical) shape: The page was covered with a series of triangles, squares and other geometrical figures.) kuvio3) (a symbol representing a number: a six-figure telephone number.) numero4) (a diagram or drawing to explain something: The parts of a flower are shown in figure 3.) kuva2. verb1) (to appear (in a story etc): She figures largely in the story.) esiintyä2) (to think, estimate or consider: I figured that you would arrive before half past eight.) arvella•- figuratively
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- figure of speech
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5 further
• jatkaa• vielä• edemmäs• edesauttaa• edespäin• auttaa• edemmäksi• edelleen• entisestään• enempi• enemmälti• enää• edistää• etäisempi• sitäpaitsi• sivu-• kauemmas• kauempana• kauemmin• lisä• lisäksi• lisä-• myös* * *'fə:ðə 1. adverb((sometimes farther) at or to a great distance or degree: I cannot go any further.) kauempana, kauemmas2. adverb, adjective(more; in addition: I cannot explain further; There is no further news.) enempi3. verb(to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly: He furthered our plans.) edistää- furthest -
6 interpret
• tulkita• tulkata• havainnollistaa• rakentaa• selostaa• selittää• selvittää* * *in'tə:prit1) (to translate a speaker's words, while he is speaking, into the language of his hearers: He spoke to the audience in French and she interpreted.) tulkata2) (to explain the meaning of: How do you interpret these lines of the poem?) tulkita3) (to show or bring out the meaning of (eg a piece of music) in one's performance of it: The sonata was skilfully interpreted by the pianist.) tulkita•- interpreter -
7 mystify
• hämmentää• haitata• mystifioida• saattaa ymmälle• sotkea* * *(to be impossible (for someone) to explain or understand: I was mystified by his behaviour.) hämmentää -
8 position
• olinpaikkaautomatic data processing• paikka (ATK)• paikka(tietotekn)• paikka• ryhti• toimifinance, business, economy• toimipaikka• toimi (työ)• työpaikka• varaus• virka-asema• virka• erityisesti sikiön asento kohdussa• sijaintipaikka• sijoitus• sijainti• sikiön asento kohdussa• sija• asenne• asettaa• asemoida• aspekti• asetella• asema (virka)• asema• asentomarine• asemapaikka• asema (paikka)• vakanssifinance, business, economy• positio• tilanne• tila• katsantokanta• kanta• kansanluokka• perusasento• sääty* * *ə'ziʃən 1. noun1) (a way of standing, sitting etc: He lay in an uncomfortable position.) asento2) (a place or situation: The house is in a beautiful position.) sijainti3) (a job; a post: He has a good position with a local bank.) asema4) (a point of view: Let me explain my position on employment.) näkemys2. verb(to put or place: He positioned the lamp in the middle of the table.) asettaa- be in- out of position -
9 solve
• tutkia• ratkaista tehtävä• ratkaista• ratkoa• ratkoa (ongelma)• seljetä• selvitellä• selvittää• setviä• suorittaa• pohtia* * *solv1) (to discover the answer to (a problem etc): The mathematics teacher gave the children some problems to solve.) ratkaista2) (to clear up or explain (a mystery, crime etc): That crime has never been solved.) selvittää
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