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1 hardly
• niukasti• niukin naukin• hädin tuskin• juuri ja juuri• tuskin• täpärästi• työläästi• harvoin• ankarasti• vaivoin* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) tuskin2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) tuskin3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) tuskin -
2 hardly ever
• tuskin milloinkaan -
3 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) olematon eroEnglish-Finnish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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4 any
• joka• joku• jokin• mikään• mikä tahansa• mitään• yhtään• kuka tahansa• kukaan• lainkaan* * *'eni 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) mikä tahansa2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) mikään, missään, yhtään2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) jokainen3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) yhtään- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case -
5 contain
• hillitä• sisältyä• sisältää• pidättää• sulkea piiriinsä• käsittää• kätkeä• pitää sisällään* * *kən'tein1) (to keep or have inside: This box contains a pair of shoes; How much milk does this jug contain?) sisältää2) (to control: He could hardly contain his excitement.) hillitä• -
6 crack a book
((slang) to open a book in order to read or study: He always gets high marks in his exams although he hardly cracks a textbook.) -
7 creature
• olento• olio• otus• eläin• elukka• elävä• välikappale• peto• käskyläinen• luontokappale* * *'kri: ə1) (an animal or human being: all God's creatures.) olento2) (a term of contempt or pity: The poor creature could hardly stand.) otus, poloinen -
8 ever
• ikänä• ikinä• iäti• alati• aina• missään tapauksessa• milloinkaan• tahansa• yhäti• yhä• koskaan* * *'evə 1. adverb1) (at any time: Nobody ever visits us; She hardly ever writes; Have you ever ridden on an elephant?; If I ever / If ever I see him again I shall get my revenge; better than ever; the brightest star they had ever seen.) koskaan2) (always; continually: They lived happily ever after; I've known her ever since she was a baby.) aina3) (used for emphasis: The new doctor is ever so gentle; What ever shall I do?) niin, ihmeessä•- ever-- evergreen 2. noun(an evergreen tree: Firs and pines are evergreens.) ainavihanta puu- everlastingly
- evermore
- for ever / forever -
9 join
• ottaa osaa• ryhmittyä• nivoutua• jatkaa• sitoa• seurustella• assosioitua• yhdistellä• yhdistää• yhdistyä• yhdistää (liittää)• yhdistys• punoutua• kietoutua• kiinnittää• liittyä seuraan• liittää• liittää yhteen• lisätätechnology• liitos• liittyä jäseneksi• liittyä yhteen• liitoskohta• liittyä• liittoutua• pestautua• yhtyä• kytkeytyä• kytkeä yhteen• kytkeä• koostaa• koota• lyöttäytyä* * *‹oin 1. verb1) ((often with up, on etc) to put together or connect: The electrician joined the wires (up) wrongly; You must join this piece (on) to that piece; He joined the two stories together to make a play; The island is joined to the mainland by a sandbank at low tide.) liittää2) (to connect (two points) eg by a line, as in geometry: Join point A to point B.) yhdistää3) (to become a member of (a group): Join our club!) liittyä4) ((sometimes with up) to meet and come together (with): This lane joins the main road; Do you know where the two rivers join?; They joined up with us for the remainder of the holiday.) liittyä, yhtyä5) (to come into the company of: I'll join you later in the restaurant.) liittyä seuraan2. noun(a place where two things are joined: You can hardly see the joins in the material.) liitoskohta, sauma- join hands
- join in
- join up -
10 keep from
• karttaa• pidättää jostakin• salata joltakulta* * *(to stop oneself from (doing something): I could hardly keep from hitting him.) olla tekemättä -
11 know
• olla perillä• olla selvillä• osata• tunnistaa• tuntea• tietää• tajuta• taitaa* * *nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) tietää2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) osata3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) tuntea4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) tunnistaa•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
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12 lighting
technology• valaistus (tek.)• valaistus• valaisu• valaisin• valaista• valaiseva• valo• valaistus(tekniikka)• sytytys-• syttyminentechnology• sytytys* * *noun (a means of providing light: The lighting was so bad in the restaurant that we could hardly see.) valaistus -
13 on end
• pystyssä• yhtä mittaa* * *1) (upright; erect: Stand the table on end; The cat's fur stood on end.) pystyssä, pystyyn2) (continuously; without a pause: For days on end we had hardly anything to eat.) yhteen menoon -
14 restrain
• padota• tukahduttaa• tyynnyttää• heikentää• hillitä• ehkäistä• estää• alistaa• asettaa• vangita• vaimentaa• rauhoittaa• rauhoitella• rajoittaa vapautta• teljetä• kesyttää• lieventää• lepytellä• pidätellä• pidättää• pidättyä• sovitella• tasoittaa• taltuttaa• lauhduttaa• laannuttaa• pitää kurissa* * *rə'strein(to prevent from doing something; to control: He was so angry he could hardly restrain himself; He had to be restrained from hitting the man; He restrained his anger with difficulty.) hillitä -
15 scant
• niukka• vajaa• vajanainen• kapea• laiha* * *skænt(hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) vähäinen- scanty- scantiness
- scantily -
16 scanty
• ohut• riittämätön• niukka• niukasti• heikko• vajavainen• vähäinen• puutteellinen• kapea• karu• harva• merkityksetön• säästeliäs• köyhä• laiha* * *adjective (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) niukka -
17 show
• osoittaa• paistaa• paljastaa• tulla näkyviin• näyttää• näkö• näyttäytyä• näyte• näytös• neuvoa• näytäntö• näytellä• näyttely• näkyä• näytelmä• ilmaus• höskä• ilmaista• ilmentää• ilmestyä• ilmetä• juhlakulkue ym• hoito• esittää• esitellä• esitys• esittely• asia• asettaa näytteille• prameus• prameilu• revyy• teatterinäytäntö• televisio-ohjelma• messu• merkitä• messut• saattaa näkyviin• pilkistää• koreilu• komeus• koreus• komeilu• loisto* * *ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) näyttää, osoittaa2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) näkyä3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) esittää, olla näytteillä4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) osoittaa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) saattaa, opastaa6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) näyttää7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) todistaa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) osoittaa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) näyttely, esitys, ohjelma2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) osoitus3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) teeskentely4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ulkonäkö, näön (vuoksi)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) yritys•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
18 stand
• olla voimassa• olla pystyssä• olla• osasto• nousta• näyttelyosasto• jalka• jalustin• jalusta• jaksaa• sijaisnäyttelijä• sijaita• sietää• sijainen• sijaisopettaja• aitio• asenne• alustamilitary• asema• pukkiteline• puhujalava• pukki• pylväs• pysyä• teline• katsomo• kanta• kestää• kokea• kioski• myyntikoju• myyntiteline• passipaikka• seisoa• seistä• suhtautuminen• suhtautumiskanta• suvaita• kärsiä• lehteri• lava• koroke* * *stænd 1. past tense, past participle - stood; verb1) (to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying: His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.) seistä2) ((often with up) to rise to the feet: He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.) nousta seisomaan3) (to remain motionless: The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.) seisoa4) (to remain unchanged: This law still stands.) olla voimassa5) (to be in or have a particular place: There is now a factory where our house once stood.) sijaita6) (to be in a particular state, condition or situation: As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?) olla jossakin asemassa7) (to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc: He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.) asettua ehdolle8) (to put in a particular position, especially upright: He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.) asettaa9) (to undergo or endure: He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.) kestää10) (to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person): Let me stand you a drink!) tarjota2. noun1) (a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc: The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.) asema2) (an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something: a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.) teline3) (a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.) koju4) (a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators: The stand was crowded.) katsomo5) ((American) a witness box in a law court.) todistajanaitio•- standing 3. noun1) (time of lasting: an agreement of long standing.) kesto2) (rank or reputation: a diplomat of high standing.) arvo•- stand-by4. adjective((of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.) peruutus-5. adverb(travelling in this way: It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.) peruutuslipulla- stand-in- standing-room
- make someone's hair stand on end
- stand aside
- stand back
- stand by
- stand down
- stand fast/firm
- stand for
- stand in
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up for
- stand up to -
19 sustain
• saada• tukea• hyväksyä• elättää• esittää hyvin• sietää• vahvistaa• puolustaa• pysyttää• kestää (sietää)• kestää• kokea• kannattaa• säilyttää• ylläpitää• kärsiä• pitkittyä• pitää yllä• pitkittää* * *sə'stein1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) kannattaa2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) antaa voimia -
20 swallow
• nielaus• niellä• nielaisu• nielaista• juoda• hotkaisu• hotkaista• siemaus• ahmia• ahmaista• arvelematta uskoa• pääsky• pääskynen• haarapääskynen• haarapääsky• sulattaa• kulaus• pitää hyvänään* * *I 1. 'swoləu verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) nielaista2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) niellä mukisematta2. noun(an act of swallowing.)- swallow up II 'swoləu noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) pääskynen
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