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  • 1 give way

    • hellitä
    • hellittä
    • horjua
    • antaa perään myöten
    • antaa perään
    • väistää
    • väistää liikenteessä
    • väistyä
    • myöntyä
    • murtua
    • sortua
    • taipua
    • luhistua
    * * *
    1) (to stop in order to allow eg traffic to pass: Give way to traffic coming from the right.) väistää
    2) (to break, collapse etc under pressure: The bridge will give way any day now.) pettää
    3) (to agree against one's will: I have no intention of giving way to demands like that.) antaa periksi

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  • 2 promise

    • näyttää lupaavalta
    • enteillä
    • sitoumus
    • sitoutua
    • antaa toiveita jostakin
    • vala
    • vakuutus
    • vakuuttaa
    • vannoa
    • taata
    • lupautua
    • luvata
    • lupaus
    * * *
    'promis 1. verb
    1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) luvata
    2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) luvata
    3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) olla lupaava
    2. noun
    1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) lupaus
    2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) potentiaali

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  • 3 boost

    • innostaa
    • työntää eteenpäin
    • enentää
    • apu
    • vahvistaa
    • voimistaa
    • tehostaa
    • tehostus
    • kehua
    • kiihdyttää
    • mainostaa
    • korostus
    • korostaa
    * * *
    bu:st 1. verb
    (to expand; to make greater; to improve: We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation.) kasvattaa
    2. noun
    (a piece of help, encouragement etc: This publicity will give our sales a real boost.) lisäpotku

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  • 4 clearance

    • tilitys
    • tullaus
    • tullaustodistus
    • ilmaväli
    • tyhjennys
    • tyhjentäminen
    • vapautuminen
    • etäisyys
    • alikulkukorkeus
    • aho
    • vapaa väli
    • vapaa ilmaväli
    • välys
    • väli
    • raivio
    • raivaus
    finance, business, economy
    • saneeraus
    • selvitys
    transport
    • laivanselvitys
    • loppuunmyynti
    * * *
    1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) raivaaminen
    2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) vapaa tila
    3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) lupa

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  • 5 employment

    • palkkaus
    • palvelus
    • toiminta
    • toimi
    • hyväksikäyttö
    • työpaikka
    • työllisyys
    • työhön sijoittaminen
    • työnteko
    • työ
    • työhönotto
    • työsuhde
    • työhönsijoitus
    • virka
    • elämänkutsumus
    • ansiomahdollisuus
    • ansiotoiminta
    • karriääri
    • käyttäminen
    • käyttö
    * * *
    noun (the act of employing or state of being employed: She was in my employment; This will give employment to more men.) työ, työllisyys

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  • 6 idea

    • oivallus
    • oikku
    • näkemys
    • idea
    • tuuma
    • virike
    • ajatus
    • aikomus
    • ajatus (päähänp.)
    • aavistus
    • aate
    • aivoitus
    • aatos
    • päähänpisto
    • päähänpälkähdys
    • haju
    • mielijohde
    • mielikuva
    • mieleenjuolahdus
    • mieleenjohtuma
    • mielipide
    • mielle
    • miete
    • mikä ajatus
    • neronleimaus
    • mallikelpoinen
    • suunnitelma
    • kuva
    • käsite
    • käsitys
    * * *
    1) (opinion; belief: I have an idea that it won't work.) käsitys
    2) (a plan: I've an idea for solving this problem.) idea
    3) (mental picture: This will give you an idea of what I mean.) käsitys

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  • 7 put to sleep

    • nukuttaa
    • lopettaa
    * * *
    1) (to cause (a person or animal) to become unconscious by means of an anaesthetic; to anaesthetize: The doctor will give you an injection to put you to sleep.) nukuttaa
    2) (to kill (an animal) painlessly, usually by the injection of a drug: As she was so old and ill my cat had to be put to sleep.) lopettaa

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  • 8 security

    • turvatoimet
    automatic data processing
    • turvaus (ATK)
    • turvallisuus (varmuus)
    • turva (turvallisuus)
    • turva
    • turvallisuus
    • turvaus(tietotekn)
    • turvaus
    • hoiva
    law
    • hypoteekki
    • huoma
    • varokeino
    • varmuus
    banking term
    • avaali
    • arvopaperit
    • arvopaperi
    • vakuutus
    finance, business, economy
    • vakuus
    • tietosuoja
    finance, business, economy
    • kate
    • pantti
    • suoja
    finance, business, economy
    • takaaja
    • takuu
    finance, business, economy
    • takaus
    * * *
    noun (the state of being, or making safe, secure, free from danger etc: the security of a happy home; This alarm system will give the factory some security; There has to be tight security at a prison; ( also adjective) the security forces; a security guard.) turvallisuus

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  • 9 session

    • oikeusistuin
    • palaveri
    • neuvottelu
    • istunto
    technology
    • istunto (tek.)
    • istunto(tietotekn)
    administration and government
    • istuntokausi
    • juttu(tietotekn)
    • juttu (ATK)
    • työkausi
    • sessio
    • symposiumi
    • yhteysjakso
    law
    • käräjät
    • kokous (kokoontuminen)
    • konferenssi
    • kongressi
    • kokous
    • lukukausi
    * * *
    'seʃən
    1) (a meeting, or period for meetings, of a court, council, parliament etc: The judge will give his summing up at tomorrow's court session.) istunto, istuntokausi
    2) (a period of time spent on a particular activity: a filming session.) tilaisuus
    3) (a university or school year or one part of this: the summer session.) lukuvuosi, lukukausi

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  • 10 help

    • olla apuna
    • ohje
    • opastus
    • palvella
    • tuki-
    • tukea
    • neuvo
    • hyödyttää
    • jelpata
    • helpottaa
    • avustaa
    • auttaa
    • avustus
    • edesauttaa
    • avunanto
    • edistää
    • apua
    • apu
    • apuvoima
    • antaa apua
    • apulainen
    • apuhenkilökunta
    • puoltaa
    • tehdä palveluksia
    • kannattaa
    • myötävaikuttaa
    • myötävaikutus
    • sponsoroida
    • subventoida
    • suosia
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    help 1. verb
    1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) auttaa
    2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) olla avuksi
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) auttaa
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) palvella
    5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) voida muuta kuin
    2. noun
    1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) apu
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) apu
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) apulainen, apumies
    4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) sille ei voi mitään
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 11 change

    • oikaisu
    • junanvaihto
    • henkilömuutos
    • henkilövaihdos
    • heilahdus
    • vastine
    • siirtyä
    • ailahdella
    • vaihtorahat
    • vaihtaa pukua
    • vaihtaa uuteen
    • vaihdella
    • vaihto
    • vaihtaa junaa ym
    • vaihde
    • vaihtelu
    • vaihdos
    • vaihtua
    • vaihtoraha
    • vaihtuminen
    • vaihtovaatekerta
    • vaihtaa
    • vaihtaa kulkuneuvoa
    • pörssi
    • mennä
    • muuttaa
    • muuttaa (muuntaa)
    • muuntua
    technology
    • muuntaa
    • muuttaa pukua
    automatic data processing
    • muutos (atk)
    • muute
    • muutto
    • muunnella
    • muuttua
    • muuttaminen
    • muutos
    • muuttuminen
    • muutella
    • parannus
    • käänne
    • kääntää
    • käydä
    • pikkuraha
    • kolikot
    • korjaus
    • lunastaa
    * * *
     ein‹ 1. verb
    1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) muuttaa, muuttua
    2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) vaihtaa
    3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) vaihtaa
    4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) muuttaa, muuttua joksikin
    5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) vaihtaa
    2. noun
    1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) muutos
    2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) muutos
    3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) vaihto
    4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) vaihtoraha
    5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) vaihtoraha
    6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) vaihtelu
    - change hands
    - a change of heart
    - the change of life
    - change one's mind
    - for a change

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  • 12 exchange

    • vastine
    • vaihdanta
    finance, business, economy
    • vaihtokauppa
    • vaihto
    • vaihtaa
    finance, business, economy
    • valuutanvaihto
    • vaihde
    • vaihde (tel)
    • vaihde(puhelin)
    finance, business, economy
    • valuutta
    • välitys
    • puhelinkeskus
    • pörssi
    • rahanvaihto
    • keskustelu
    • keskus
    finance, business, economy
    • kurssi
    * * *
    iks' ein‹ 1. verb
    1) (to give, or give up, in return for something else: Can you exchange a dollar note for two 50-cent pieces?) vaihtaa
    2) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) vaihtaa
    2. noun
    1) (the giving and taking of one thing for another: He gave me a pencil in exchange for the marble; An exchange of opinions is helpful.) vaihtokauppa, vaihto
    2) (a conversation or dispute: An angry exchange took place between the two brothers when their father's will was read.) sananvaihto
    3) (the act of exchanging the money of one country for that of another.) valuutanvaihto
    4) (the difference between the value of money in different countries: What is the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the yen?) vaihtokurssi
    5) (a place where business shares are bought and sold or international financial dealings carried on.) pörssi
    6) ((also telephone exchange) a central telephone system where lines are connected.) keskus

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  • 13 tell

    • pakista
    • rupatella
    • neuvoa
    • ilmaista
    • ilmoittaa
    • jaaritella
    • juoruta
    • jutella
    • jutustella
    • turista
    • tuntea
    • esittää
    • erottaa
    • vaikuttaa
    • puhua
    • puhella
    • pyytää
    • tiedottaa
    • kehottaa
    • keskustella
    • kertoa
    • kannella
    • haastaa
    • haastella
    • sanoa
    • selostaa
    • mainita
    • tarinoida
    • käskeä
    • kuuluttaa
    • kuvata
    • laskea
    • lausua
    military
    • komentaa
    • lukea
    * * *
    tel
    1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) kertoa
    2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) käskeä
    3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) kertoa
    4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) erottaa
    5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) kieliä
    6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) näkyä
    - telling
    - tellingly
    - telltale
    - I told you so
    - tell off
    - tell on
    - tell tales
    - tell the time
    - there's no telling
    - you never can tell

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  • 14 do

    • riittää
    • tulla toimeen
    • toimia
    finance, business, economy
    • toimittaa
    • näytellä osaa
    • järjestää
    • hommailla
    • huijaus
    • voida
    • siistiä
    • ajaa
    • askarrella
    • askaroida
    • valmistaa
    • välttää
    • tehdä
    • kelvata
    • kemut
    • kammata
    • harjoittaa
    • mennä
    • petkuttaa
    • matkustaa
    • menestyä
    • menetellä
    • suorittaa
    • sopia
    automatic data processing
    • suorittaa(haku)
    • laittaa
    • pirskeet
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    du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 15 supply

    • palvella
    • saanti
    • toimittaa
    finance, business, economy
    • toimitus
    • notkeasti
    • jakelu
    • järjestää
    • jännitelähde
    • huolto
    • varat
    • varustaa
    • varasto
    • varata
    electricity
    • virtalähde
    • auttaa
    • sijais
    • ainemäärä
    • täyttää
    • välittää
    • resurssi
    • teholähde
    • kattaa
    • hankkiminen
    • hankkia
    • hankinta
    • pehmeästi
    automatic data processing
    • syöttää
    automatic data processing
    • syöttö
    • tarjona
    • tarjolle
    finance, business, economy
    • tarjonta
    * * *
    1. verb
    (to give or provide: Who is supplying the rebels with guns and ammunition?; Extra paper will be supplied by the teacher if it is needed; The town is supplied with water from a reservoir in the hills; The shop was unable to supply what she wanted.) toimittaa
    2. noun
    1) (the act or process of supplying.) toimitus
    2) ((often in plural) an amount or quantity that is supplied; a stock or store: She left a supply of food for her husband when she went away for a few days; Who will be responsible for the expedition's supplies?; Fresh supplies will be arriving soon.) varasto, varusteet

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  • 16 trust

    • olla varma
    • panna luottamuksensa
    • riippuvaisuus
    • trusti
    • toivoa
    • jonkun huostaan uskottu omaisuus
    • turvata
    • holhous
    • varmuus
    • vastuu
    • antaa luottoa
    • uskoa
    • usko
    • rahasto
    • kartelli
    • hartaasti toivoa
    • säätiö
    finance, business, economy
    • konserni
    • konfidenssi
    finance, business, economy
    • luotto
    • luottamus
    • luottaa
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to have confidence or faith; to believe: She trusted (in) him.) luottaa
    2) (to give (something to someone), believing that it will be used well and responsibly: I can't trust him with my car; I can't trust my car to him.) jättää jonkun huostaan
    3) (to hope or be confident (that): I trust (that) you had / will have a good journey.) uskoa
    2. noun
    1) (belief or confidence in the power, reality, truth, goodness etc of a person or thing: The firm has a great deal of trust in your ability; trust in God.) luottamus
    2) (charge or care; responsibility: The child was placed in my trust.) holhous
    3) (a task etc given to a person by someone who believes that they will do it, look after it etc well: He holds a position of trust in the firm.) luottamustehtävä
    4) (arrangement(s) by which something (eg money) is given to a person to use in a particular way, or to keep until a particular time: The money was to be held in trust for his children; ( also adjective) a trust fund) uskoa jonkun huostaan
    5) (a group of business firms working together: The companies formed a trust.) trusti
    - trustworthy
    - trustworthiness
    - trusty
    - trustily
    - trustiness

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  • 17 show

    • osoittaa
    • paistaa
    • paljastaa
    • tulla näkyviin
    • näyttää
    • näkö
    • näyttäytyä
    • näyte
    • näytös
    • neuvoa
    • näytäntö
    • näytellä
    • näyttely
    • näkyä
    • näytelmä
    • ilmaus
    • höskä
    • ilmaista
    • ilmentää
    • ilmestyä
    • ilmetä
    • juhlakulkue ym
    • hoito
    • esittää
    • esitellä
    • esitys
    • esittely
    • asia
    • asettaa näytteille
    • prameus
    • prameilu
    • revyy
    • teatterinäytäntö
    • televisio-ohjelma
    • messu
    • merkitä
    • messut
    • saattaa näkyviin
    • pilkistää
    • koreilu
    • komeus
    • koreus
    • komeilu
    • loisto
    * * *
    ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb
    1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) näyttää, osoittaa
    2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) näkyä
    3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) esittää, olla näytteillä
    4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) osoittaa
    5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) saattaa, opastaa
    6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) näyttää
    7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) todistaa
    8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) osoittaa
    2. noun
    1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) näyttely, esitys, ohjelma
    2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) osoitus
    3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) teeskentely
    4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ulkonäkö, näön (vuoksi)
    5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) yritys
    - showiness
    - show-business
    - showcase
    - showdown
    - showground
    - show-jumping
    - showman
    - showroom
    - give the show away
    - good show!
    - on show
    - show off
    - show up

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  • 18 testify

    law
    • todistaa oikeudessa
    • todistaa
    • varmentaa
    • valalla vahvistaa
    • vakuuttaa
    • selittää
    * * *
    1) (to give evidence, especially in a law court: He agreed to testify on behalf of / against the accused man.) todistaa
    2) (to show or give evidence of; to state that (something) is so: I will testify to her kindness.) vahvistaa

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  • 19 let

    • verkkosyöttö
    • antaa vuokralle
    • antaa
    • vuokrata
    • päästää irti
    • päästää
    • sallia
    • laskea
    * * *
    I let present participle - letting; verb
    1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) antaa, päästää
    2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) ilmoittaa
    3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) antaa, lähtekäämme
    - let someone or something alone/be
    - let alone/be
    - let down
    - let fall
    - let go of
    - let go
    - let in
    - out
    - let in for
    - let in on
    - let off
    - let up
    - let well alone
    II let present participle - letting; verb
    (to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) vuokrata

    English-Finnish dictionary > let

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    • olla vastuussa
    • tulema
    • joutua vastuuseen
    • vastine
    • vastaaminen
    • vastata
    • vastaus
    • antaa vastaus
    • kantaa vastuu
    • sanoa
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) vastaus
    2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) ratkaisu
    2. verb
    1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) vastata
    2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) vastata, avata
    3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) vastata, täyttää
    4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) vastata
    - answering machine
    - answer for
    - answerphone

    English-Finnish dictionary > answer

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