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1 may
• toukokuu* * *mei(-)1) (to have the permission to: You may go home now.) saada, voida2) (used to express a possibility in the present or future: He may be here, I don't know.) saattaa3) (used to express a wish: May you live a long and happy life.) kunpa•- may have -
2 may as well
(might as well.) voida hyvinkin -
3 health
• olotila• hyvinvointi• vire• vointi• tila• terveydentila• terveys• fysiikka• kunto* * *helƟ1) (the state of being well or ill: He is in good/poor health.) terveydentila2) (the state of being well: I may be getting old, but so long as I keep my health, I'll be happy.) terveys•- healthy- healthiness
- health maintenance organization
- health service
- drink to someone's health
- drink someone's health -
4 might
• voima• valta• voimallisuus• potentiaali• pystyvyys• teho• kapasiteetti• saattaisi• mahtavuus• mahti• taito• kyky* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) saattaa2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) saattaisi, saada3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) voida•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) mahti- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
5 chance
• olot• onnenkauppa• onni• riskeerata• riski• todennäköisyys• veto• edellytykset• edellytys• arpapeli• tilaisuus• sauma• sattuma• satunnainen• sattua• sattumus• mahdollisuus• sporadinen• tapahtua* * *1. noun1) (luck or fortune: It was by chance that I found out the truth.) sattuma2) (an opportunity: Now you have a chance to do well.) tilaisuus3) (a possibility: He has no chance of winning.) mahdollisuus4) ((a) risk: There's an element of chance in this business deal.) riski2. verb1) (to risk: I may be too late but I'll just have to chance it.) riskeerata2) (to happen accidentally or unexpectedly: I chanced to see him last week.) sattua3. adjective(happening unexpectedly: a chance meeting.) satunnainen- chancy- chance on
- upon
- by any chance
- by chance
- an even chance
- the chances are -
6 failing
• heikkous• heikko• vika• epäonnistuminen• vajaus• vähenevä• puuttuva• puute• seniili* * *noun (a fault or weakness: He may have his failings, but he has always treated his children well.) puute -
7 which
• joka• jota• mikä• minkä• kumpi• kuka* * *wi 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) mikä, kuka, kumpi2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) joka, mikä3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which
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