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1 grandfather
• isoisä• ukki• vaari• pappa* * *(the father or mother of one's father or mother.) isovanhempi -
2 grandfather clock
• kaappikello* * *(a clock with a tall usually wooden case which stands on the floor.) kaappikello -
3 grandfather cycle
• sukupolvisäilytys -
4 grandfather's clock
• kaappikello -
5 great grandfather
• isoisänisä -
6 paternal grandfather
• isänisä -
7 be going strong
(to be successful, healthy etc: Our business/grandfather is still going strong.) kukoistaa, olla täysissä voimissaan -
8 day
• työpäivä• aika• vuorokausi• päivä* * *dei 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) päivä2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) päivä3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) päivä4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) aika•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) nähdä päiväunia- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
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9 get round
• välttää• taivuttaa* * *1) (to persuade (a person etc) to do something to one's own advantage: She can always get round her grandfather by giving him a big smile.) saada tanssimaan pillinsä mukaan2) (to solve (a problem etc): We can easily get round these few difficulties.) selvittää -
10 granddad
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11 grandmother
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12 grandparent
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13 great-
ɡreit(separated by one generation more than (an uncle, grandfather etc): A great-uncle is one's father's or mother's uncle; a great-grandchild.) iso-, lapsenlapsen -
14 maternal
• äidinpuoleinen• äidin• äidillinen* * *mə'tə:nl1) (of or like a mother: maternal feelings.) äidillinen2) (related on the mother's side of the family: my maternal grandfather.) äidinpuoleinen• -
15 snooze
См. также в других словарях:
grandfather — grand·fa·ther vt: to permit to continue under a grandfather clause current residents will be grandfather ed under the regulation often used with in Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Grandfather — Grandfather, NC U.S. village in North Carolina Population (2000): 73 Housing Units (2000): 377 Land area (2000): 1.500982 sq. miles (3.887526 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.043443 sq. miles (0.112517 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.544425 sq. miles (4 … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
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grandfather — early 15c., from GRAND (Cf. grand) (adj.) + FATHER (Cf. father), probably on analogy of Fr. grand père. Replaced GRANDSIRE (Cf. grandsire) and O.E. ealdefæder. Grandfather clause originally (1900) referred to exemptions from post Reconstruction… … Etymology dictionary
Grandfather — Grand fa ther, n. A father s or mother s father; an ancestor immediately after the father or mother in lineal ascent. [1913 Webster] {Grandfather longlegs}. (Zo[ o]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grandfather — [grand′fä΄thər, gran′fä΄thər] n. 1. the father of one s father or mother: also a term of respectful familiarity to any elderly man 2. a male ancestor; forefather vt. Informal to exempt (an activity, practice, person, etc.) from a new law or… … English World dictionary
grandfather — ► NOUN 1) the father of one s father or mother. 2) a founder or originator … English terms dictionary
grandfather */*/ — UK [ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)] / US [ˈɡræn(d)ˌfɑðər] noun [countable] Word forms grandfather : singular grandfather plural grandfathers the father of one of your parents. You are his granddaughter or grandson. You usually call your grandfather grandad or … English dictionary
grandfather — [[t]græ̱ndfɑːðə(r)[/t]] grandfathers N FAMILY Your grandfather is the father of your father or mother. His grandfather was a professor … English dictionary
grandfather — 1. noun 1) his grandfather lives here Syn: informal granddad, grandad, grandpa, gramps, grampy, granddaddy, grandaddy, poppa 2) the grandfather of modern liberalism Syn: founder, inventor, originator, c … Thesaurus of popular words
grandfather — /ˈgrænfaðə / (say granfahdhuh), /ˈgrænd / (say grand ) noun 1. the father of one s father or mother. 2. Aboriginal English a man of one s parents parents generation, especially a biological grandfather or one of his brothers. –verb (t) 3. Law to… …