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101 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) ottaa kaikki irti -
102 manure
• tunkio• karjanlanta• lannoittaa• lanta* * *mə'njuə 1. noun(a mixture containing animal dung, spread on soil to help produce better crops etc: The farmer is putting manure on his fields.) lannoite2. verb(to treat (soil or plants) with manure: The farmer has been manuring the fields.) lannoittaa -
103 mark time
• kävellä paikallaan• polkea paikallaan• polkea tahtia* * *(to move the feet up and down as if marching, but without going forward: He's only marking time in this job till he gets a better one.) polkea paikallaan -
104 mend
• paikata• paikka• toipua• hoitaa• huoltaa• auttaa• entistää• uudistaa• remontoida• tervehtyä• kohentaa• muuttaa• parantua• parsia• parsima• parantaa• saneerata• kunnostaa• laittaa• korjata• korjata paikata• korjaus* * *mend 1. verb1) (to put (something broken, torn etc) into good condition again; to repair: Can you mend this broken chair?) korjata2) (to grow better, especially in health: My broken leg is mending very well.) parantua2. noun(a repaired place: This shirt has a mend in the sleeve.) paikka, parsima- mending -
105 mere
• paljas• pahainen• puhdas• pelkkä• yksin* * *miə(no more than or no better than: a mere child; the merest suggestion of criticism.) pelkkä- merely -
106 mount
• pahvialusta• pahvikehys• nostaa• objektiivilasi• nousta• istuttaa• hela• varustaa ratsuilla• sila• asettaa näyttämölle• asettaa• asentaa• alusta• aluslasi• upottaa• vuori• preparoida• pystyttää• ratsuhevonen• ratsu• teline• kehys• kehystää• kiinnittää alustalle• kiivetä• kiivetä vuorelle• kiipeillä• kohota• liimasin• kukkula• koota* * *1. verb1) (to get or climb up (on or on to): He mounted the platform; She mounted (the horse) and rode off.) nousta2) (to rise in level: Prices are mounting steeply.) kohota3) (to put (a picture etc) into a frame, or stick it on to card etc.) kehystää4) (to hang or put up on a stand, support etc: He mounted the tiger's head on the wall.) asettaa5) (to organize: The army mounted an attack; to mount an exhibition.) järjestää2. noun1) (a thing or animal that one rides, especially a horse.) ratsu2) (a support or backing on which anything is placed for display: Would this picture look better on a red mount or a black one?) alusta•- mounted- Mountie -
107 no
• eivät• epä• ei-ääni• ei kukaan• emme• ei• ei mikään• ette• et* * *nəu 1. adjective1) (not any: We have no food; No other person could have done it.) ei yhtään, ei kukaan2) (not allowed: No smoking.) kielletty3) (not a: He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task.) ei mikään2. adverb(not (any): He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further.) ei yhtään3. interjection(a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc: `Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; `Will you help me?' `No, I won't.') ei4. noun plural( noes)1) (a refusal: She answered with a definite no.) kielto2) (a vote against something: The noes have won.) ei-ääni•- nobody5. noun(a very unimportant person: She's just a nobody.)- no-one- there's no saying
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108 not be oneself
(to look or feel ill, anxious etc: I'd better go home - I'm not myself today.) olla poissa tolaltaan -
109 now
• no• nyt• nyt heti• nykyisin• nyt kun• nykyhetkellä• nyttemmin• no niin• nykyään• juuri• tällä kertaa• tällä hetkellä• tällöin• heti• kas noin• parhaillaan* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nyt2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) heti3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) tällä hetkellä, tästä lähtien4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) sillä hetkellä5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nyt6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) no niin, -han, -hän2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) nyt kun- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
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110 oil
• voidella• rasvata• nafta• öljy• öljytä* * *oil 1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) öljy2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) öljytä- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
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111 on balance
• kaiken kaikkiaan• kaikki huomioon ottaen* * *(having taken everything into consideration: On balance I think Miss Smith is a better tennis player than my sister.) kaiken kaikkiaan -
112 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) toisaaltaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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113 oracle
• oraakkeli• viisas vastaus• ennustaja* * *'orəkl1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) oraakkeli2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) oraakkeli -
114 outdo
• viedä voitto jostakusta• voittaa• ylittää* * *past tense - outdid; verb(to do better than: He worked very hard as he did not want to be outdone by anyone.) päihittää -
115 overrate
• yliarvioida• yliarvostaa* * *əuvə'reit(to think that something is better, stronger, more valuable etc than it really is: Her beauty is overrated.) yliarvioida -
116 overshadow
• himmentää• himmetä• varjostaa• saattaa varjoon* * *(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) jättää varjoonsa -
117 pass off
• hävitä• päättyä• mennä ohi• käydä* * *((of sickness, an emotion etc) to go away: By the evening, his sickness had passed off and he felt better.) hellittää -
118 peerless
• verraton• vertaa vailla• ainutlaatuinen• korvaamaton* * *adjective (without equal; better than all others: Sir Galahad was a peerless knight.) vertaansa vailla -
119 pep-talk
noun (a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc: The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.) kannustuspuhe -
120 prefer
• valita• haluta mieluummin• haluta• pitää enemmän• pitää parempana* * *pri'fə:past tense, past participle - preferred; verb(to like better: Which do you prefer - tea or coffee?; I prefer reading to watching television; She would prefer to come with you rather than stay here.) pitää enemmän, tehdä mieluummin- preferably
- preference
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