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1 few in number
• vähälukuinen• harvalukuinen• pienilukuinen -
2 few
• jokunen• harvat• hiukan• vähälukuinen• vähän• harva• harvalukuinen• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) harvat- a few- few and far between -
3 a few
• jonkin verran• jokunen• hiukan• vähän• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *(a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) muutama -
4 billion
• biljoona• miljardi* * *'biljən 1. plurals billion (1, 3), billions (2, 3) - noun1) (often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the number 1,000,000,000: a billion; several billion.) biljoona, miljardi2) (often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000,000; in the United States, and often in the United Kingdom, the figure 1,000,000,000.) biljoona, miljardi3) (a billion pounds or dollars: The sum involved amounts to several billion(s).) biljoona, miljardi2. adjective(often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000,000 in number; in the United States and often in the United Kingdom, 1,000,000,000 in number: a few billion stars.) biljoona, miljardi- billionth -
5 some
• osa• toinen• noin• joku• jonkinlainen• jokunen• jokin• jotkut• hieman• hiukan• erinäiset• eräs• erinäinen• vähän• muutama• muutamat• suunnilleen* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) joku, jotkut, vähän2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) tietty, jonkin verran3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) ainakin joku, edes vähän4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) tietty2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) melkoisesti, melkoinen2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) jokin3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) noin3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) jonkin verran- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me -
6 hundred
• sata* * *1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) sata2) (the figure 100.) sata3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) sadan vuoden ikä4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) sata2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) sata2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) satavuotias•- hundred-- hundredfold
- hundredth
- hundreds of -
7 many
• paljon• runsaasti• useat• usea• monet• moninkertainen• monta• moni• lukuisa* * *'meni 1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) monta2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) monet- many-- many a -
8 thousand
• tuhat• tuhannes* * *1. plurals - thousand, thousands; noun1) (the number 1,000: one thousand; two thousand; several thousand.) tuhat2) (the figure 1,000.) tuhat3) (a thousand pounds or dollars: This cost us several thousand(s).) tuhat2. adjective(1,000 in number: a few thousand people; I have a couple of thousand pounds.) tuhat- thousandth
- thousands of
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