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1 grease
• ihra• vaseliini• voide• voidella• voidella rasvalla• voitelurasva• voiteluaine• rasva• rasvata• öljytä• konerasva* * *ɡri:s 1. noun1) (soft, thick, animal fat.) rasva2) (any thick, oily substance: She put grease on the squeaking hinge.) rasva2. verb(to put grease on, over or in: The mechanic greased the car's axle.) rasvata- greasy- greasiness -
2 spot
• paikka• ruttopaise• näppylä• näppy• jälki• täplä• täplittää• vihmoa• finni• sijainti• silmämilitary• asema• töhriä• vähäinen• pälvi• kohta• merkki• mainospala• mainosfinance, business, economy• spot-kauppa• tahra• lautuma• laikku• laikka• pilkuttaa• piste• pilkku• lokotavara• läntti• läiskä• läikkä* * *spot 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) tahra2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pilkku3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) näppylä4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) paikka5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) vähän2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) huomata2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) keksiä•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) valaista kohdevalolla2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) kiinnittää huomio•- on the spot
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3 congeal
• hyytyä• hyytelöidä• hyydyttää• jähmettyä• jähmettää• kohmettaa• kohmettua• kangistua• jäykistyä• jäätyä• kangistaa• jäykistää• jäädyttää• jäähdyttää• saostua• kovettua• kovettaa* * *kən'‹i:l((especially of blood, grease etc) to solidify when cooled.) hyytyä
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grease — [griːs] verb informal 1. grease somebody s palm to give someone money in a secret or dishonest way in order to persuade them to do something: • The chairman finally admitted that he, too, was forced to grease a few palms along the way. 2. grease… … Financial and business terms
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grease someone's palm — verb To bribe a person. I was never guilty of disloyalty to King Lewis, but I killed my wifes mother, pardieu! which the judge seemed to think almost as vile, till I sent a friend to grease his palm with the last sou of my patrimony … Wiktionary
grease one's palms — verb make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence This judge can be bought • Syn: ↑bribe, ↑corrupt, ↑buy • Derivationally related forms: ↑corruptible (for: ↑corrupt), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
grease — [[t]gri͟ːs[/t]] greases, greasing, greased 1) N UNCOUNT Grease is a thick, oily substance which is put on the moving parts of cars and other machines in order to make them work smoothly. ...grease stained hands. Syn: oil 2) VERB If you grease a… … English dictionary
grease — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bacon (AmE) VERB + GREASE ▪ be covered in, be covered with, be smeared with ▪ The kitchen surfaces were all smeared with grease … Collocations dictionary
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grease — I. noun Etymology: Middle English grese, from Anglo French gresse, greisse, creisse, from Vulgar Latin *crassia, from Latin crassus fat Date: 13th century 1. a. rendered animal fat b. oily matter c. a thick lubricant 2. wool as it comes from the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
grease — grease1 [ gris ] noun uncount 1. ) a thick substance similar to oil, used on machine parts for making them work smoothly 2. ) fat that comes out of meat when you cook it grease grease 2 [ gris ] verb transitive 1. ) to put grease on something to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
grease — 1. to bribe The usage predates OIL, of which it is a euphemistic synonym. Either tout court, as a verb or noun, or in phrases such as grease hands, palms, paws, the skids, the system, etc.: With gold and grotes they grease my hands, In… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
grease — 1 noun (U) 1 animal fat that is soft after being melted 2 any thick oily substance, especially one used to make parts of machines work smoothly 2 verb (T) 1 to put grease on something: Grease the pan before you pour the batter in. 2 grease sb s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
