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1 rather
• hyvinkin• ilman muuta kyllä vain• hyväksyttävä• jonkin verran• jotakuinkin• jokseenkin• jonkinlainen• jotensakin• joltinenkin• jotenkin• tyydyttävä• verraten• auttava• ennen• ennemmin• ennemminkin• siedettävä• aika• välttävä• puoleinen• kernaammin• kohtalainen• koko• mieluummin• mukiinmenevä• paremmin• parahultainen• melko• melkein• melkoinen• melkeinpä• suhteellisen• kutakuinkin• laatuunkäypä• pikemmin• pikemminkin* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) melko2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) mieluummin3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) pikemminkin -
2 rather a lot
• melkoinen hinta -
3 rather big
• suurehko -
4 rather cold
• kalseahko• kylmähkö -
5 rather long
• pitkähkö -
6 rather old
• vanhahko -
7 rather poor
• huononlainen -
8 rather small
• pienenpuoleinen• pienehkö -
9 rather than
• ennemmin kuin• asemesta -
10 rather the reverse
• pikemminkin päinvastoin -
11 rather young
• nuorehko -
12 go it rather strong
• liioitella -
13 i rather think
• luulenpa -
14 i'd rather
• ettei• soisinpa• haluaisin mieluummin• mieluummin menisin -
15 choose
• ottaa• nimittää• varata• etsiä• erotella• valikoida• valita• karsia• seuloa* * *u:zpast tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) valita2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) päättää• -
16 doubtful
• epäileväinen• epäiltävä• epäilyttävä• epäilyksenalainen• epäilevä• epäröivä• epäuskoinen• epätietoinenlaw• epävarma• epätodennäköinen• arveluttava• arvelevainen• arveluttava (epäv.)• arveleva• riidanalainen• kyseenalainen* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) epävarma2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) epäselvä3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) kyseenalainen4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) epäluuloinen -
17 steep
• rinne• jyrkkä• jyrkänne• hautua• törmä• töyräs• upottaa• pysty• kastaa• liottaa• liota• penkere• penger• penkka• äyräs• äkkijyrkkä• äkkisyvätechnology• kyllästää• lape• luiska* * *I sti:p adjective1) ((of eg a hill, stairs etc) rising with a sudden rather than a gradual slope: The hill was too steep for me to cycle up; a steep path; a steep climb.) jyrkkä2) ((of a price asked or demand made) unreasonable or too great: He wants rather a steep price for his house, doesn't he?; That's a bit steep!) kohtuuton•- steeply II sti:p(to soak thoroughly.) -
18 thin
• ohut• ohentua• niukentaa• ohentaa• hälvetä• hento• hatara• harveta• heikko• hieno• harventaa• hentoinen• harventua• harvalukuinen• hoikka• hintelä• vetelä• solakka• vajentaa• vähentää• redusoida• rajoittaa• tehdä ohueksi• kaventaa• karsia• kapea• kaita• kalpea• harva• mieto• läpinäkyvä• supistaa• laihtunut• laihentaa• laimetachemistry• laimentua• laimentaa• laiha• pienentää* * *Ɵin 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) ohut2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) laiha3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) laiha4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ohut5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) heikko2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) harventaa, harventua- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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19 tubby
• pullea* * *adjective (rather fat; plump: She was rather tubby as a child but she is very slim now.) pullea -
20 utilitarian
• asiantunteva• utilitaristinen• utilitarismin kannattaja* * *adjective (useful rather than ornamental: Our plates and glasses are utilitarian rather than beautiful.) käytännöllinen
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