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1 failed
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2 fail
• riutua• saada reput• improbatur• joutua epäkuntoon• jättää tekemättä• jättää pulaan• heiketä• huonota• hylätty• vioittua• epäonnistua• ehtyä• aiheuttaa pettymys• ala-arvoinen• pummata• puuttua• pysähtyä• raueta• reputtaa• tehdä vararikko• kilpistyä• jäädä• jäädä tapahtumatta• murtua• pettää• kumoon• laiminlyödä• lakkoilla• luhistua• loppua* * *feil 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) epäonnistua, jättää tekemättä2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) mennä epäkuntoon3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) olla riittämätön4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reputtaa5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) pettää•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.)- failure- without fail -
3 A level
'ei,levəl((abbreviation) Advanced Level; (in Britain) an examination in a particular subject that pupils have to pass if they want to go to university; the level of these examinations: I failed my Chemistry A level; What subjects are you taking at A level?) -
4 arrive at
• päästä• päätyä* * *(to reach: The committee failed to arrive at a decision.) päästä johonkin -
5 as a last resort
(when all other methods etc have failed: If we can't get the money in any other way, I suppose we could, as a last resort, sell the car) viimeisenä keinona -
6 attempt
• aie• ponnistus• puuha• pyrkiä• pyrkimys• koe• kokea• koettaa• hanke• yrittää• yritys• yritys (teon)* * *ə'tempt 1. verb(to try: He attempted to reach the dying man, but did not succeed; He did not attempt the last question in the exam.) yrittää2. noun1) (a try: They failed in their attempt to climb the Everest; She made no attempt to run away.) yritys2) (an attack: They made an attempt on his life but he survived.) hyökkäys -
7 bad luck!
(an expression of sympathy for someone who has failed or been unlucky.) kuinka ikävää -
8 career
• virkaura• elämänvaihe• elämäntyö• elämänura• elämänkutsumus• elämänkaari• elämänala• elämantehtävä• ala• ammatti• ura (elämän)• ura• ura(ammatti)• karrieeri• karriääri• kiitää• nelistää• kutsumus* * *kə'riə 1. noun1) (a way of making a living (usually professional): a career in publishing.) ura2) (course; progress (through life): The present government is nearly at the end of its career.) elämänkulku, tie2. verb(to move rapidly and dangerously: The brakes failed and the car careered down the hill.) kiitää -
9 consolation
• hyvitys• tyynnytys• lohduke• lohdutus• mukavuus• myötätunto• surunvalittelu• lohtu* * *1) (the act of consoling.) lohdutus2) (something that consoles: His great wealth was no consolation for the loss of his reputation; ( also adjective) a consolation prize (for someone who just failed to win).) lohdutus -
10 examination
• tullaus• tutkinta• tutkiminen• tutkimus• tutkinto• tutkiskelu• tiedustelu• tentti• katsastus• koe• harkinta• lääkärintarkastus• tarkastelu• tarkastus• kuulustelu• kysely* * *1) ((a) close inspection: Make a thorough examination of the area where the crime took place; On examination the patient was discovered to have appendicitis.) tutkimus2) ((also exam) a test of knowledge or ability: school examinations; She is to take a French/dancing exam; ( also adjective) examination/exam papers; He failed/passed the English exam.) koe, tentti3) ((a) formal questioning (eg of a witness).) kuulustelu -
11 exertion
• rynnistys• vaiva• voimanponnistus• ponnistelu• ponnistus• rasitus• harjoitus• pinnistys* * *- ʃən1) (the act of bringing forcefully into use: the exertion of one's influence.) käyttö2) ((an) effort: They failed in spite of their exertions.) ponnistus -
12 expectation
• otaksuma• todennäköisyys• toiveet• toive• odotus• odotusarvo• odotusoikeus• ennakko-odotus• arvio* * *1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) odottaminen2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) odotus -
13 go bust
• touhukas• joutua vararikkoon• vilkas askarruttaa• puuhassa• tekemässä• mennä nurin* * *(become bankrupt: When the project failed the company went bust.) -
14 groan
• pahoitella• itkeä• huoata• huokaus• huokailla• voihkina• voihkia• voihkaisu• vaikerrus• valittaa• vaikeroidalaw• valitus• natista• parahdus• ähistä• ähkäistä• ähkäisy* * *ɡrəun 1. verb(to produce a deep sound (because of pain, unhappiness etc): He groaned when he heard that he had failed his exam; The table was groaning with food (= there was a great deal of food on it).) voihkia, natista2. noun(a deep sound: a groan of despair.) voihkaisu -
15 have/get/gain the upper hand
(to (begin to) win, beat the enemy etc: The enemy made a fierce attack but failed to get the upper hand.) saada yliote -
16 intercede
• välittää* * *intə'si:d1) (to try to put an end to a fight, argument etc between two people, countries etc: All attempts to intercede between the two nations failed.) sovitella2) (to try to persuade someone not to do something to someone else: The condemned murderer's family interceded (with the President) on his behalf.) puhua puolesta• -
17 inwardly
• sisäisesti• sisällisesti• sisimmässään* * *adverb (in one's thoughts; secretly: He was inwardly pleased when she failed; She was laughing/groaning inwardly.) sisimmässään -
18 jettison
• heittää yli laidan• hylätä• tavaran heittäminen yli laidan• lastin heittäminen laidan yli* * *'‹etisn(to throw (cargo etc) overboard to lighten a ship, aircraft etc in times of danger: When one of the engines failed, the aeroplane crew jettisoned the luggage.) heittää pois -
19 oral
• oraalinen• suusanallinen• suu-• suu• suuhun liittyvä• suullinen* * *'o:rəl 1. adjective1) (spoken, not written: an oral examination.) suullinen2) (of or by the mouth: oral hygiene; an oral contraceptive.) suu-2. noun(a spoken examination: He passed the written exam, but failed his oral.) suullinen- orally -
20 out of control
• ohjauskyvytön* * *(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) poissa hallinnasta
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