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1 play
• olla käynnissä• olla toiminnassa• ottelu• toimia• toiminta• näytellä• näytelmä• ilakoida• ilonpito• turnaustechnology• holkkuma• huvi• vilske• esittäämusic• soittaa (mus.)• siirtää• soittaa(soitinta)• soitella (soittimella)• soittaa• väikkyä• väljyys• väreillätechnology• välys• puhaltaa• telmiä• temmeltää• teatterinäytäntö• teatterikappale• karehtia• kappale• karkeloida• karkelo• kilpailu• kisailu• kisailla• kilpa• kisa• leikitellä• leikki• liikkumavara• liikkumisvara• liike• liikuntavara• leikkiä• peli• peuhata• pelata• pelehtiä• pelivara• matsi• suuntautua• suunnata• taistelu• kujeilla• käynti* * *plei 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) leikkiä2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) pelata3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) näytellä4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) esittää5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) soittaa6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) tehdä kepponen7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) pelata jotakuta vastaan8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) lepattaa9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) suunnata10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lyödä kortti pöytään2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) huvi, leikki2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) näytelmä3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) peli4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) välys•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up -
2 light
• onnellinen• tulitikku• tuli• ilmava• hyväntuulinen• iloinen• helppo• hilpeä• hento• huoleton• hohde• viritä• vieno• aurinkoinen• siro• ajanviete• vaalea• vaaleaihoinen• valkea• valaistus• valkeus• valoisuus• valoisa• valaista• valistus• valaisin• vallaton• valo• vähäinen• vähin matkatavaroin• päivänvalo• rento• ketterä• keveä• kevytmielinen• kepeä• kevyesti• kevyt• kirkas• lievä• lennokas• mieto• pehmeämarine• majakka• sulava• sytyttää• syttyä• säteilevä• ymmärrys• kuohkea• kuumentaa• kynttilä• lamppuaviation• laskeutua• köykäinen• pieni• pintapuolinen• lyhtymarine• loisto (majakka)• loiste* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) valo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) valo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tuli4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) valo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) kevyt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lievä3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) kevyt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) vajaapainoinen5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) kevyt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) kepeä7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) kevyt8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) heikko9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kuohkea•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
3 score
• osoitelapputechnology• ritsaus• saada pisteitä• tulos• tiubookkeeping• tili• velka• soitintaa• alleviivata• arvosanatechnology• uurre• uurros• uurtaa• vako• raapia• tilanne• tehdä• kaksikymmentä• merkitä viivalla• naarmuttaa• pelitilanne• partituurimusic• partituuri (mus.)• maalifinance, business, economy• lasku• laskea• laskun erä• leikata• pintaviilto• pistesaalis• piste• pistetilanne• pistetili• pisteistää• piirtää• piirto• pistemäärä• lovi* * *sko: 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) pelitilanne2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.)3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.)2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) tehdä maali, saada pisteitä2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) pyyhkiä yli3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) laskea pisteitä•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores -
4 watch
• tuijottaa• tähystää• tutkailla• tähyillä• hoitaa• vartiointi• varoa• vartiovuoro• vartio• vartioaika• vartioida• seurata• vahtimiehistö• vahti• vahdata• vahtivuoro• vahtia• valvoa• valvoa(tarkkailla)• valvoa (pitää silm.)• väijyä• katsoa• katsella• kello• tasku- rannekello• tarkastellabookkeeping• tarkastaa• tarkkailu• tarkata• tarkkailla• pitää silmällä* * *wo 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) kello2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) yövartio3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vahtivuoro2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) katsoa2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) tähystää3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) varoa4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vahtia5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) kärkkyä•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
5 load
marine• painolasti• pakata• paino• panostaa• ahdata• ahtaa• täyttää kuormalla• väärentää• rahtitavara• rasitus• kantamus• sälyttää• taakka• kuormitus• kuorma• kuormata• kuormittaa• ladata• lastaus• lataus• lastata• latautua• lasti* * *ləud 1. noun1) (something which is being carried: The lorry had to stop because its load had fallen off; She was carrying a load of groceries.) kuorma, lasti2) (as much as can be carried at one time: two lorry-loads of earth.) kuorma3) (a large amount: He talked a load of rubbish; We ate loads of ice-cream.) paljon4) (the power carried by an electric circuit: The wires were designed for a load of 15 amps.) kuormitus2. verb1) (to take or put on what is to be carried (especially if heavy): They loaded the luggage into the car; The lorry was loading when they arrived.) lastata2) (to put ammunition into (a gun): He loaded the revolver and fired.) ladata3) (to put film into (a camera).) ladata•- loaded -
6 record
• huippusaavutus• huippusuoritus• diaari• ennätyksellinen• entisyys• ennätys• ennätysmäinen• esittää• aikakirja• asiakirja• arkisto• ansioluettelo• protokolla• pöytäkirja• rekisteri• rekisteröidä(tietotekn)automatic data processing• rekisteröidä (ATK)• rekisteröidäautomatic data processing• tietue(lohko)• tehdä merkintäautomatic data processing• tietolohkoautomatic data processing• tietueautomatic data processing• tietue(tietokannan)automatic data processing• tietojaksomathematics• kertoa• kirjaus• kirjoittaa• kirjata• levy• levyttää• gramofonilevy• gramafonilevy• merkitä pöytäkirjaan• merkitä• muistiinmerkitty tieto• merkitä muistiin• muistiinpanna• muistio• merkintä• muistiinmerkitä• nauhoittaa• memoriaalipöytäkirja• maineautomatic data processing• tallentaa (ATK)automatic data processing• tallenne• tallentaa• tallentaa(tietotekn)• tallentaa rekisteröidä• äänittäätechnology• äänilevy (tek.)• äänilevy• äänilevy(tekniikka)• pitää pöytäkirjaa• kokouksen pöytäkirja• luetteloon• luetteloida* * *1. 'reko:d, -kəd, ]( American) -kərd noun1) (a written report of facts, events etc: historical records; I wish to keep a record of everything that is said at this meeting.) muistiinpano2) (a round flat piece of (usually black) plastic on which music etc is recorded: a record of Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.) äänilevy3) ((in races, games, or almost any activity) the best performance so far; something which has never yet been beaten: He holds the record for the 1,000 metres; The record for the high jump was broken/beaten this afternoon; He claimed to have eaten fifty sausages in a minute and asked if this was a record; ( also adjective) a record score.) ennätys4) (the collected facts from the past of a person, institution etc: This school has a very poor record of success in exams; He has a criminal record.) menneisyys2. rə'ko:d verb1) (to write a description of (an event, facts etc) so that they can be read in the future: The decisions will be recorded in the minutes of the meeting.) kirjoittaa2) (to put (the sound of music, speech etc) on a record or tape so that it can be listened to in the future: I've recorded the whole concert; Don't make any noise when I'm recording.) äänittää3) ((of a dial, instrument etc) to show (a figure etc) as a reading: The thermometer recorded 30°C yesterday.) osoittaa4) (to give or show, especially in writing: to record one's vote in an election.) ilmaista•- recorder- recording
- record-player
- in record time
- off the record
- on record -
7 run
• olla käynnissä• olla voimassa• olla ohjelmistossaautomatic data processing• ohjelma-ajo• painella• painos• palko• painaltaa• ottaa osaa kilpailuun• paeta• ryntäys• toimia• hölkätä• jatkua• jatkaa• juoksulenkki• juosta (valua)• juoksu• johtaa• juoksutus• juoksuttaa• juosta• hoitaa• virrata• vilkas kysyntä• vetää• silmäpakoautomatic data processing• ajo (ATK)technology• ajo• ajelu• ajaa• asettua ehdokkaaksi• ulottua• valuttaa• valua• vuotaa• purjehtia• pyörittää• ravata• retki• kiiruhtaa• kipaista• kipittää• levitä• lenkki• liikennöidä• pelata• matka• lönkytellä• maintenanceautomatic data processing• suorittaa(ohjelma)• suunta• syöksähtää• syöksyä• kulku• kulua• kulkeatechnology• käynti• käyttää• käyttö• käydä• laukata• pistellä• pinkaista• pinkoa• luistaa* * *1. present participle - running; verb1) ((of a person or animal) to move quickly, faster than walking: He ran down the road.) juosta2) (to move smoothly: Trains run on rails.) kulkea3) ((of water etc) to flow: Rivers run to the sea; The tap is running.) virrata4) ((of a machine etc) to work or operate: The engine is running; He ran the motor to see if it was working.) käydä5) (to organize or manage: He runs the business very efficiently.) hoitaa6) (to race: Is your horse running this afternoon?) juosta7) ((of buses, trains etc) to travel regularly: The buses run every half hour; The train is running late.) kulkea8) (to last or continue; to go on: The play ran for six weeks.) mennä9) (to own and use, especially of cars: He runs a Rolls Royce.) ajaa10) ((of colour) to spread: When I washed my new dress the colour ran.) levitä11) (to drive (someone); to give (someone) a lift: He ran me to the station.) viedä12) (to move (something): She ran her fingers through his hair; He ran his eyes over the letter.) haroa, silmäillä13) ((in certain phrases) to be or become: The river ran dry; My blood ran cold (= I was afraid).) kuivua, hyytyä2. noun1) (the act of running: He went for a run before breakfast.) juoksu2) (a trip or drive: We went for a run in the country.) ajelu3) (a length of time (for which something continues): He's had a run of bad luck.) aika4) (a ladder (in a stocking etc): I've got a run in my tights.) silmäpako5) (the free use (of a place): He gave me the run of his house.) käyttöoikeus6) (in cricket, a batsman's act of running from one end of the wicket to the other, representing a single score: He scored/made 50 runs for his team.) juoksu7) (an enclosure or pen: a chicken-run.) tarha•- runner- running 3. adverb(one after another; continuously: We travelled for four days running.) peräkkäin- runny- runaway
- rundown
- runner-up
- runway
- in
- out of the running
- on the run
- run across
- run after
- run aground
- run along
- run away
- run down
- run for
- run for it
- run in
- run into
- run its course
- run off
- run out
- run over
- run a temperature
- run through
- run to
- run up
- run wild -
8 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
- for the asking -
9 come
• olla peräisin• saapua• saapua perille• tulla• no jouduhan• johtua• joutua• päätyä• koittaa• koitua• käydä• lähteä* * *1. past tense - came; verb1) (to move etc towards the person speaking or writing, or towards the place being referred to by him: Come here!; Are you coming to the dance?; John has come to see me; Have any letters come for me?) tulla2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) lähestyä3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) tulla4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) sattua5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) edetä6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) olla, nousta2. interjection(expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no no- comer- coming
- comeback
- comedown
- come about
- come across
- come along
- come by
- come down
- come into one's own
- come off
- come on
- come out
- come round
- come to
- come to light
- come upon
- come up with
- come what may
- to come -
10 delay
• jarruttaa• jahkailla• hidastella• hidastelu• hidastuminen• hidastus• hidastuttaa• hidastaaautomatic data processing• viive (ATK)• viivästymä• viive(tietotekniikka)• viivyttää• viivästyminen• viivytys• viivästää• viivästyttää• viive• vitkastelu• viivästys• viipyä• viivytellä• viipyminen• viivyttely• viivästäminen• vitkastella• viipymä• empiä• ehkäistä• epäröinti• siekailla• aikailla• aikailu• vangita• vätystellä• haikailla• myöhästyminen• myöhästyttäälaw• pidätys• pidätellä• pidättää• kulkuaika• kursailla• kuhnailla• kuhnustella• kuhnia• pitkittäminen• pitkittää• pitkitys• lykätä• lykkäys* * *di'lei 1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) lykätä2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) viivyttää2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) viivytys -
11 kill
• ottaa hengiltä• saalis• tuhota• nitistää• hävittää• tehdä musertava vaikutus• teilata• teurastaa• teloittaa• tehdä selvää• kellistää• listiä• likvidoida• kaataa• mestata• murhata• surmata• tappaa• tappo• kuolettaa• lahdata• lopettaa• lynkata* * *kil 1. verb(to cause the death of: He killed the rats with poison; The outbreak of typhoid killed many people; The flat tyre killed our hopes of getting home before midnight.) tappaa2. noun(an act of killing: The hunter was determined to make a kill before returning to the camp.) tappo- killer- kill off
- kill time -
12 reserve
• tilata• varata• varamies• varaus(kirjanpito)• varaus• vara• varasto• varantobookkeeping• varaus (kaup.)• vara-finance, business, economy• vararahastoautomatic data processing• varata (ATK)• varauksellisuus• ehto• aarre• umpimielisyys• resurssi• reservi• rahasto• pidättyvyys• pidättää• pidättyneisyys• pidättyväisyys• sulkeutuneisuus• säästää* * *rə'zə:v 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) tilata2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) varata2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) varasto2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) suojelualue3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) pidättyvyys4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reservi•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve -
13 stall
• panna talliin• torjua• joutua kuolioon• tuppi• hinkalo• verukkeilla viivyttää• etupermantopaikka• väistellä• puolustautua taitavasti• kauppakojuagriculture• karsina• koju• kioski• kioskimyymälä• myymäpöytä• myyntikoju• parsi• permantopaikka• penkki• seisahtua• sakata• sakkausmedicine, veterinary• kuolio• kuori-istuin• pilttuu• pitää pilttuussa* * *I sto:l noun1) (a compartment in a cowshed etc: cattle stalls.) pilttuu2) (a small shop or a counter or table on which goods are displayed for sale: He bought a newspaper at the bookstall on the station; traders' stalls.) koju•- stallsII 1. sto:l verb1) ((of a car etc or its engine) to stop suddenly through lack of power, braking too quickly etc: The car stalled when I was halfway up the hill.) sammua2) ((of an aircraft) to lose speed while flying and so go out of control: The plane stalled just after take-off and crashed on to the runway.) sakata3) (to cause (a car etc, or aircraft) to do this: Use the brake gently or you'll stall the engine.) sammuttaa2. noun(a dangerous loss of flying speed in an aircraft, causing it to drop: The plane went into a stall.)III sto:l verb(to avoid making a definite decision in order to give oneself more time.) kierrellä ja kaarrella -
14 stop
• paikata• torjunta• tilke• tilkitä• tukkia• jähmettyä• jähmettää• tyrehdyttää• tyrehtyä• herjetä• himmentää• viivyttää• viivähtää• viipyä• asua• ehkäistä• estää• täyttää• vaieta• vangitaaviation• välilasku• pysäkki• pysäyttää• pysähtyä• pysähdys• pysähdyttää• pysähdyspaikka• pysähtyminentechnology• pysäytin• pysäys• pysähdysaika• pysäytys• päättyä• pysäytys-• rajaintechnology• rajoitin• tauota• tauko• katketa• keskeytys• keskeyttää• keskeytyä• jäädä• jäykistyä• jäädä paikalleen• haka• nauliutua• pidätin• pidättyä• pidättää• paussi• pidäke• seis• seisauttaa• seisahtua• seisahtaa• seisottaa• seisahduttaa• seisaus• salpa• seisokki• seisahdus• sulku• sulkea• säppi• lakkauttaa• lakata• piste• loppua• luopua• lopettaa* * *stop 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) pysäyttää, pysähtyä2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) estää3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) lakata4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tukkia5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) sulkea, painaa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) jäädä2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) pysähdys, lopetus2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) pysäkki3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) piste4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) läppä, rekisterinappula5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) pysäytin•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
15 the
• sitä• sellainen• se* * *ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...
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Time Warp (radio) — Time Warp is a radio program from the American radio anthology series Radio Tales . The anthology series adapted classic works of American and world literature for the radio. The series was a recipient of numerous awards, including four Gracie… … Wikipedia
off duty — {adj.} Not supposed to be at work; having free time; not working. * /Sailors like to go sight seeing, when they are off duty in a foreign port./ * /It seems that all the taxis in New York are off duty whenever it rains./ Often used with hyphens,… … Dictionary of American idioms
off duty — {adj.} Not supposed to be at work; having free time; not working. * /Sailors like to go sight seeing, when they are off duty in a foreign port./ * /It seems that all the taxis in New York are off duty whenever it rains./ Often used with hyphens,… … Dictionary of American idioms
off the wagon — {adj. phr.}, {slang} No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. * /When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off… … Dictionary of American idioms
