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1 fail
• riutua• saada reput• improbatur• joutua epäkuntoon• jättää tekemättä• jättää pulaan• heiketä• huonota• hylätty• vioittua• epäonnistua• ehtyä• aiheuttaa pettymys• ala-arvoinen• pummata• puuttua• pysähtyä• raueta• reputtaa• tehdä vararikko• kilpistyä• jäädä• jäädä tapahtumatta• murtua• pettää• kumoon• laiminlyödä• lakkoilla• luhistua• loppua* * *feil 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) epäonnistua, jättää tekemättä2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) mennä epäkuntoon3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) olla riittämätön4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) reputtaa5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) pettää•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.)- failure- without fail -
2 faint
• romahdus• hämärä• hienoinen• himmeä• heikko• hento• huimaava• vieno• epäselvä• aavemainen• vaisu• vaimea• väsynyt (heikko)• väsynyt• pyörtymys• pyörtyä• pökertyä• raukea• kevyt• lievä• kalpea• mennä tainnoksiin• pehmeä• pelokas• sairaalloinen• taintua• pieni• luhistua* * *feint 1. adjective1) (lacking in strength, brightness, courage etc: The sound grew faint; a faint light.) heikko2) (physically weak and about to lose consciousness: Suddenly he felt faint.) heikko2. verb(to lose consciousness: She fainted on hearing the news.) pyörtyä3. noun(loss of consciousness: His faint gave everybody a fright.) pyörtyminen- faintly- faintness -
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4 spirit
• rohkeus• tulinen mieli• ilmapiiri• into• tuulenhenki• henkiolento• henki• vilkkaus• elämä• eloisuus• sielu• sisäinen olemus• alkoholi• aave• väkijuomat• pyhä• pyhähenki• terhakkuus• mieliala• mieli• sprii• luonne* * *'spirit1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) henki2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) henki, sielu3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) into, rohkeus•- spirited- spiritedly
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5 wimp
wimp(a person lacking in courage or confidence.)
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