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1 housework
• taloustyöt• kotiaresti• kotitaloustyö• kotityöt• kotityö• kotiaskareet* * *noun (the work of keeping a house clean and tidy: My mother has a woman to help her with the housework.) taloustyöt -
2 pester
• ikävystyttää• irvailla• ahdistaa• vaivata• kinuta• kinua• kiusata• hankaluus• mankua• ympäröidä• kärttää* * *'pestə(to annoy (someone) frequently or continually: He pestered me with questions; She pestered him to help her.) piinata -
3 pray
• rukoilla• huutaa• anoa• pyytää• pyytää hartaasti* * *prei1) (to speak reverently to God or a god in order to express thanks, make a request etc: Let us pray; She prayed to God to help her.) rukoilla2) (to hope earnestly: Everybody is praying for rain.) toivoa hartaasti•- prayer -
4 ask
• binäärinen amplitudimodulaatio* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) kysyä2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) pyytää3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) kutsua•- ask for
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5 offer
• esittää• esitys• uhrata• tehdä tarjous• kaupitella• kaupata• myntitarjousfinance, business, economy• myyntikurssi• myydä• sopimustarjous• tarjousfinance, business, economy• tarjota• tarjoutuafinance, business, economy• tarjouskirje• yrittää• pitää kaupan* * *'ofə 1. past tense, past participle - offered; verb1) (to put forward (a gift, suggestion etc) for acceptance or refusal: She offered the man a cup of tea; He offered her $20 for the picture.) tarjota2) (to say that one is willing: He offered to help.) tarjoutua2. noun1) (an act of offering: an offer of help.) tarjous2) (an offering of money as the price of something: They made an offer of $50,000 for the house.) tarjous•- offering- on offer -
6 sure
• totta kai• varma• vakuuttunut• välttämätön• tarkka• taattu• luottavainen• luotettava* * *ʃuə 1. adjective1) ((negative unsure) having no doubt; certain: I'm sure that I gave him the book; I'm not sure where she lives / what her address is; `There's a bus at two o'clock.' `Are you quite sure?'; I thought the idea was good, but now I'm not so sure; I'll help you - you can be sure of that!) varma2) (unlikely to fail (to do or get something): He's sure to win; You're sure of a good dinner if you stay at that hotel.) varma3) (reliable or trustworthy: a sure way to cure hiccups; a safe, sure method; a sure aim with a rifle.) varma2. adverb((especially American) certainly; of course: Sure I'll help you!; `Would you like to come?' `Sure!') varmasti- surely- sureness
- sure-footed
- as sure as
- be sure to
- be/feel sure of oneself
- for sure
- make sure
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7 attend
• olla läsnä• olla saapuvilla• osallistua• ottaa vaarin• palvella• saapuvilla• hoitaa• huolehtia• saattaa• tarkata• käydä jossakin• pitää huolta* * *ə'tend1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) käydä, olla jossakin2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) seurata, tarkata3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) hoitaa4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) hoitaa, palvella•- attendant
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8 in justice to
(if one must be fair (to him, her etc): To do her justice, I must admit that she was only trying to help when she broke the cup.) kohtuuden nimessä -
9 independent
• omatoiminen• omintakeinen• riippumaton• itsenäinen• varaukseton• villi• autonominen• ehdoton• sitoutumaton• täysivaltainen• täydellinen• vapaa• puolueeton• rajoittamaton• suvereeni* * *indi'pendənt1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) itsenäinen2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) itsenäinen3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) riippumaton4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) puolueeton•- independently -
10 let down
• aiheuttaa pettymys• pettää• laskea alas• laskea (alas)• laskea* * *1) (to lower: She let down the blind.) laskea alas2) (to disappoint or fail to help when necessary etc: You must give a film show at the party - you can't let the children down (noun let-down); She felt he had let her down by not coming to see her perform.) tuottaa pettymys3) (to make flat by allowing the air to escape: When he got back to his car, he found that some children had let his tyres down.) päästää ilma4) (to make longer: She had to let down the child's skirt.) pidentää -
11 reference
• ote• todistus• normi• työtodistus• vertailuarvo• vihje• vihjaus• viitata• vertailukohta• viitteet• viittaus• viite• alistaminen• alistus• referenssi• maininta• suosittelija• suositus• suosituskirje• suositukset• suosittaja• lausunto• lähdeviite• lähdeviittaus* * *1) ((an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something): He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you.) viittaus2) (a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job: Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers.) suositukset3) (an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found.) lähdehakemisto -
12 a tight corner/spot
(a difficult position or situation: His refusal to help put her in a tight corner/spot.) hankala tilanne -
13 acknowledge
• omaksua• hyväksyä• ilmoittaa vastaanottaneensa• tunnustaa• vastata• arvostaa• kelpuuttaa• myöntää• mainita• kuitata• kunnioittaa* * *ək'noli‹1) (to admit as being fact: He acknowledged defeat; He acknowledged that I was right.) myöntää2) (to say (usually in writing) that one has received (something): He acknowledged the letter.) ilmoittaa vastaanottaneensa3) (to give thanks for: He acknowledged their help.) kiittää4) (to greet someone: He acknowledged her by waving.) tervehtiä•- acknowledgement- acknowledgment -
14 back
• olla puolella• pakki• rästissä oleva• tukea• tuki• noja• huovata• vasta• puolustaja• tausta• kannattaa• hamara• peräyttää• perä• peruuttaa• peräpää• perimmäinen• peräytyä• perukka• selkäpii• selkä• selkänoja• selus• selusta• selkänahka• selkämys• selkäkappale• selkäpuoli• takapuoli• takakappale• takaperin• takainen• taka-• takaosa• taaksepäin• takakappale (hameen)• takaisin-• takakappale (housun)• taaempi• takamies• taka• takapää• takaisin• takimmainen• kääntöpuoli• lyödä vetoa puolesta* * *bæk 1. noun1) (in man, the part of the body from the neck to the bottom of the spine: She lay on her back.) selkä2) (in animals, the upper part of the body: She put the saddle on the horse's back.) selkä3) (that part of anything opposite to or furthest from the front: the back of the house; She sat at the back of the hall.) takaosa4) (in football, hockey etc a player who plays behind the forwards.) puolustaja2. adjective(of or at the back: the back door.) taka-, selkä-3. adverb1) (to, or at, the place or person from which a person or thing came: I went back to the shop; He gave the car back to its owner.) takaisin2) (away (from something); not near (something): Move back! Let the ambulance get to the injured man; Keep back from me or I'll hit you!) pois3) (towards the back (of something): Sit back in your chair.) taaksepäin4) (in return; in response to: When the teacher is scolding you, don't answer back.) takaisin5) (to, or in, the past: Think back to your childhood.) taaksepäin4. verb1) (to (cause to) move backwards: He backed (his car) out of the garage.) peruuttaa2) (to help or support: Will you back me against the others?) tukea3) (to bet or gamble on: I backed your horse to win.) lyödä vetoa•- backer- backbite
- backbiting
- backbone
- backbreaking
- backdate
- backfire
- background
- backhand 5. adverb(using backhand: She played the stroke backhand; She writes backhand.) rystylyönnillä, vasenviisto- backlog- back-number
- backpack
- backpacking: go backpacking
- backpacker
- backside
- backslash
- backstroke
- backup
- backwash
- backwater
- backyard
- back down
- back of
- back on to
- back out
- back up
- have one's back to the wall
- put someone's back up
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15 background
• puitteet• taustatiedot• taustatekijä• tausta• taustatekijät• miljöö• taka-ala• pohjakirkkaus* * *1) (the space behind the principal or most important figures or objects of a picture etc: He always paints ships against a background of stormy skies; trees in the background of the picture.) tausta2) (happenings that go before, and help to explain, an event etc: the background to a situation.) tausta3) (a person's origins, education etc: She was ashamed of her humble background.) tausta -
16 do one's utmost
(to make the greatest possible effort: She has done her utmost to help him.) tehdä kaikkensa -
17 gauge
• tulkki(mitta)• tulkki• jako• vakiomitta• raideleveys• raideväli• koetin• kirjainkoko• kalibroidaweapon industry• kaliiperi• mittauslaite• mitata• mitta• mittausväline• mitta(tekniikka)• mittatulkki• mittari• mittalaitetechnology• malline• pistomitta* * *ɡei‹ 1. verb1) (to measure (something) very accurately: They gauged the hours of sunshine.) mitata2) (to estimate, judge: Can you gauge her willingness to help?) arvioida2. noun1) (an instrument for measuring amount, size, speed etc: a petrol gauge.) mittari2) (a standard size (of wire, bullets etc): gauge wire.) vakiomitta3) (the distance between the rails of a railway line.) raideleveys -
18 herself
• itse• itsensä* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) itseään2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) itse3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) yksin -
19 notably
• huomattavasti• varsinkin• eritoten• etenkin* * *1) (in particular: Several people offered to help, notably Mrs Brown.) etenkin2) (in a noticeable way: Her behaviour was notably different from usual.) selvästi -
20 officious
• tungetteleva• touhukas• turhantouhukas• virkaintoinen• puolivirallinen• pikkutärkeä* * *adjective (offering help etc in order to interfere: His mother-in-law is so officious that he does not let her visit his house.) holhoava
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