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• nitomalanka• johto• johdintechnology• viira• vahvistaa metallilangalla• vaijeri• vanunki• puhelinlanka• rautalanka• teräslankafinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• lennättää• lennätin• metallilanka• sähkösanoma• sähkeelectricity• sähköjohto• sähköttää• yksilankajohto• kääriä• lanka• lankajohdin• langoittaa* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) metal drawn out into a long strand, as thick as string or as thin as thread: We need some wire to connect the battery to the rest of the circuit; a wire fence.) metallilanka2) (a single strand of this: There must be a loose wire in my radio somewhere.) johto3) (the metal cable used in telegraphy: The message came over the wire this morning.) lennätin4) (a telegram: Send me a wire if I'm needed urgently.) sähke2. verb1) (to fasten, connect etc with wire: The house has been wired (up), but the electricity hasn't been connected yet.) johdottaa2) (to send a telegram to: Wire me if anything important happens.) sähköttää3) (to send (a message) by telegram: You can wire the details to my brother in New York.) lähettää sähkeitse•- wireless- wiring
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• jonkin vaikutuksen alainen• aallonharja• kimakka• kiivas• kimeä• leveästi• mahtava• suuri• suuri Q-arvo• suuri hyvyysluku• ylhäälle• ylhäinen• ylhäällä• ylevä• korkealla• korkea• kova• korkealta• korkealle* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) korkea2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) korkea, pitkä3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) suuri, korkea4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) pää-, yli-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) jalo6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) voimakas7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) korkea8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) kimeä9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pilaantunut10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) arvokas2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) korkealla, korkealle- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) suunnata huomio- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
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weapon industry• tulilanka• varoke• aikatulilanka• yhdistääfinance, business, economy• fuusioitua• fuusioida• sekoittaa• sulaa• sulautuafinance, business, economy• sulauttaa• sulattaa• sulattaa yhteenelectricity• sulake• sulauttaa toisiinsa• sytytinweapon industry• sytytyslanka• yhtyä* * *I 1. fju:z verb1) (to melt (together) as a result of great heat: Copper and tin fuse together to make bronze.) sulattaa, sulaa2) ((of an electric circuit or appliance) to (cause to) stop working because of the melting of a fuse: Suddenly all the lights fused; She fused all the lights.) sammua, sammuttaa2. noun(a piece of easily-melted wire included in an electric circuit so that a dangerously high electric current will break the circuit and switch itself off: She mended the fuse.)- fusionII fju:z noun(a piece of material, a mechanical device etc which makes a bomb etc explode at a particular time: He lit the fuse and waited for the explosion.) sytytin
См. также в других словарях:
high wire — high wires also high wire 1) N COUNT A high wire is a length of rope or wire stretched tight high above the ground and used for balancing acts. Syn: tightrope 2) N SING: oft N n Journalists talk about a person being on a high wire or performing a … English dictionary
high wire — high ,wire noun count a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a CIRCUS balances on: TIGHTROPE high wire act something that you have to do very slowly or carefully, because it involves a lot of risk … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high wire — n [C usually singular] a tightly stretched rope or wire high above the ground that someone walks along as part of a ↑circus performance = ↑tightrope … Dictionary of contemporary English
high wire — ☆ high wire n. a cable or wire stretched high above the ground, on which aerialists perform; tightrope … English World dictionary
high wire — high′ wire′ n. a tightrope stretched high above the ground … From formal English to slang
high wire — ► NOUN ▪ a high tightrope … English terms dictionary
high wire — noun a tightrope very high above the ground • Hypernyms: ↑tightrope * * * noun : a tightrope considerably higher above ground than the one ordinarily used * * * a tightrope stretched very high above the ground. [1880 85] * * * high wire noun A… … Useful english dictionary
high wire — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms high wire : singular high wire plural high wires a long rope stretched tightly high above the ground that a performer in a circus balances on • high wire act … English dictionary
high-wire — ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ( ̷ ̷ ) adjective Etymology: high wire, noun 1. : involving great risk a financial high wire act 2. : daring high wire prose … Useful english dictionary
high-wire — adjective Date: 1956 1. involving great risk < a financial high wire act > 2. daring < high wire prose > … New Collegiate Dictionary
high-wire — See high wire. * * * … Universalium
