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1 himself
• itsensä• itse* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a male person or animal is the object of an action he performs: He kicked himself; He looked at himself in the mirror.) itseään2) (used to emphasize he, him or the name of a male person or animal: John himself played no part in this.) itse3) (without help etc: He did it himself.) yksin -
2 a room to himself
• oma huone -
3 abandoned himself to despair
• langeta epätoivoon• langeta toivottomuuteen -
4 by himself
• yksin• yksinään -
5 dedicate to himself
• omistaa itselleen -
6 performance to be done by a person himself
• henkilöön sidottu suoritusEnglish-Finnish dictionary > performance to be done by a person himself
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7 room to himself
• oma huone -
8 by oneself
• itsekseen• yksinään• yksin* * *1) (alone: He was standing by himself at the bus-stop.) yksin2) (without anyone else's help: He did the job (all) by himself.) omin neuvoin -
9 reflexive
• itsekohtainen• refleksiivi• refleksiivinen* * *rə'fleksiv1) ((of a pronoun) showing that the object of a verb is the same person or thing as the subject: In `He cut himself', `himself' is a reflexive pronoun.) refleksiivi-2) ((of a verb) used with a reflexive pronoun: In `control yourself!', `control' is a reflexive verb.) refleksiivi- -
10 wit
• sukkeluus• älykkyys• äly• älyniekka• koomikko* * *wit1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) nokkeluus2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) vitsiniekka3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) järki•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits -
11 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) olla kovilla, panna koville -
12 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) olla kovilla, panna koville -
13 abandon
• jättäytyä• hillittömyys• heitteille• hillitön• heittää• hylätä (jättää)• huolettomuus• hylätä• alistua• antaa alttiiksi• uhrata• riehakkuus• jättää• peräytyä• perääntyä• lakata• poistaa• luovuttaa• luopua jostakin• lopettaa• luopua* * *ə'bændən1) (to leave, not intending to return to: They abandoned the stolen car.) hylätä2) (to give (oneself) completely to: He abandoned himself to despair.) antautua jonkin valtaan•- abandonment -
14 absent
• puuttuva• hajamielinen• poissa• poissa oleva* * *1. 'æbsənt adjective(not present: Johnny was absent from school with a cold.) poissa2. əb'sent verb(to keep (oneself) away: He absented himself from the meeting.) olla poissa- absence- absentee
- absenteeism
- absent-minded
- absentmindedly
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15 accustom
• opastaa• ohjata• tottua• totuttaa• neuvoa• tutustuttaa• harjaannuttaa• harjoittaa• perehdyttää• soveltaa* * *(to make (especially oneself) familiar with or used to: He soon accustomed himself to the idea.) totuttaa- accustomed to -
16 align
• ojentaa• oikaista• virittää• asetella• tehdä• kohdistaa• linjata• suoristaa• suunnata• tasata(tietotekn)automatic data processing• tasata (ATK)* * *1) (to put in a straight line or in parallel lines.) asettaa suoraan2) (to attach (oneself) to one side in an argument, politics etc: He aligned himself with the rebels.) asettua jonkin puolelle -
17 apply oneself/one's mind
( with to) (to give one's full attention or energy (to a task etc): If he would apply himself he could pass his exams.) keskittyä -
18 ashamed
• häpeissään• hävetä• häpeällinen• hämillinen• syyllinen* * *ə'ʃeimd(feeling shame: He was ashamed of his bad work, ashamed to admit his mistake, ashamed of himself.) häpeissään -
19 autobiography
• omaelämäkerta• muistelmat* * *(the story of a person's life written by himself.) omaelämäkerta- autobiographical- autobiographic -
20 behave
• olla siivolla• toimia• esiintyä• reagoida• menetellä• käyttäytyä hyvin• käyttäytyä• käydä* * *bi'heiv1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) käyttäytyä (kunnolla)2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) käyttäytyä•- well-
- badly- behaved
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