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1 leg-pull
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2 pull
• ryyppy• riuhtaisu• riuhtaista• ripa• riuhtoa• nykiä• nykäisy• nyhtäistä• nykäisyys• nykäistä• nyhtää• nykäys• henkisavu• hinata• vedin• venähdyttää• vedos• vetäistä• vetäisy• veto• vetovoima• vetää• siemaus• vaikutusvalta• raahata• raastaa• repiämedicine, veterinary• revähdyttää• reuhtoa• riipaista• repäistä• retuuttaa• reväyttää• tempoa• tempaisu• temmata• tempaista• tempausprinting (graphic) industry• koevedos• kitata• kiskaisu• kiskoa• kiskaista• soutu• soutaa• kulaus• laahataprinting (graphic) industry• korjausvedos* * *pul 1. verb1) (to (try to) move something especially towards oneself usually by using force: He pulled the chair towards the fire; She pulled at the door but couldn't open it; He kept pulling the girls' hair for fun; Help me to pull my boots off; This railway engine can pull twelve carriages.) vetää2) ((with at or on) in eg smoking, to suck at: He pulled at his cigarette.) imeä3) (to row: He pulled towards the shore.) soutaa4) ((of a driver or vehicle) to steer or move in a certain direction: The car pulled in at the garage; I pulled into the side of the road; The train pulled out of the station; The motorbike pulled out to overtake; He pulled off the road.) ajaa, lähteä2. noun1) (an act of pulling: I felt a pull at my sleeve; He took a pull at his beer/pipe.) kiskaisu, imaisu2) (a pulling or attracting force: magnetic pull; the pull (=attraction) of the sea.) vetovoima3) (influence: He thinks he has some pull with the headmaster.) vaikutusvalta•- pull down
- pull a face / faces at
- pull a face / faces
- pull a gun on
- pull off
- pull on
- pull oneself together
- pull through
- pull up
- pull one's weight
- pull someone's leg -
3 leg
• jalka• housunlahje• housunpuntti• varsi• puntti• reisi• kateetti• koipi• kinttu• kahva• haara• petkuttaja• matkaosuus• sääri• taipale• lahje• piirihaarafinance, business, economy• kontti* * *leɡ1) (one of the limbs by which animals and man walk: The horse injured a front leg; She stood on one leg.) jalka, sääri2) (the part of an article of clothing that covers one of these limbs closely: He has torn the leg of his trousers.) housunlahje3) (a long, narrow support of a table etc: One of the legs of the chair was broken.) jalka4) (one stage in a journey, competition etc: the last leg of the trip; the second leg of the contest.) etappi•- - legged- pull someone's leg -
4 pull someone's leg
• juksata• naruttaa• narrata* * *(to try as a joke to make someone believe something which is not true: You haven't really got a black mark on your face - he's only pulling your leg.) vetää nenästä -
5 pull a person's leg
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6 strain
• paine• painostaa• painaa• rotu• tiukentaa• jännitys• jännittyneisyys• jännittää• jännitystilatechnology• jännittyä• huolestuttaa• venähtää• vastus• venähdyttää• venymä• venähdys• venäyttää• siivilöityä• siivilöidä• ahdistaa• vaivata• valuttaa• ponnistaa• ponnistus• puristus• rasittaa• reväyttää• rasitusmedicine, veterinary• revähdyttää• rasite• rihma• terästää• teroittaa• kanta• kireys• kiusata• kiriä• kiristää• kiristys• muodonmuutos• pelottaa• seuloa• sukujuuri• suku• stressi• sävy• sävelet• taistella• äänenpaino• yrittää• kuormittaa• kuormitus• pingotus• pinnistellä• pinnistys• pinnistää• piinata• pingottaa• piirre* * *I 1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) pinnistää2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) venähdyttää, rasittaa3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) koetella4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) siivilöidä2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?)2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.)3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.)4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.)•- strained- strainer
- strain off II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.) rotu, lajike2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.) luonteenpiirre3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.) sävelet
См. также в других словарях:
leg-pull — n [C usually singular] BrE a joke in which you make someone believe something that is not true ▪ My first reaction was that this must be a leg pull. →pull sb s leg at ↑pull1 (11) … Dictionary of contemporary English
leg-pull — n. An attempt to make somebody believe something that is not true, done as a joke. Syn: leg pulling. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leg-pull — leg puller, n. /leg pool /, n. an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like: The entire story was a hilarious leg pull. [1910 15] * * * … Universalium
leg-pull|er — «LEHG PUHL uhr», noun. Informal. a person who engages in leg pulling … Useful english dictionary
leg-pull — leg′ pull n. an amusing hoax, practical joke, or the like • Etymology: 1910–15 … From formal English to slang
leg-pull — noun as a joke: trying to make somebody believe something that is not true • Syn: ↑leg pulling • Hypernyms: ↑jest, ↑joke, ↑jocularity * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: back formation from … Useful english dictionary
leg-pull — UK / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms leg pull : singular leg pull plural leg pulls British a joke, or something that you do to try to trick someone in a funny way … English dictionary
leg-pull|ing — «LEHG PUHL ihng», noun. Informal. the act or practice of fooling, tricking, or ridiculing … Useful english dictionary
leg-pull — noun (countable usually singular) BrE a joke in which you make someone believe something that is not true see also: pull sb s leg leg 1 (9) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
leg-pull — noun Etymology: from the phrase to pull one s leg Date: 1915 a humorous deception or hoax … New Collegiate Dictionary
leg-pull — /ˈlɛg pʊl/ (say leg pool) noun 1. a minor act of deceit; a hoax. 2. a teasing. –leg puller, noun –leg pulling, noun …
