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  • 1 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
    • pehmeä
    marine
    • majakka
    • sulava
    • sytyttää
    • syttyä
    • säteilevä
    • ymmärrys
    • kuohkea
    • kuumentaa
    • kynttilä
    • lamppu
    aviation
    • laskeutua
    • köykäinen
    • pieni
    • pintapuolinen
    • lyhty
    marine
    • loisto (majakka)
    • loiste
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) (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.) valo
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) valo
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tuli
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) valo
    2. adjective
    1) (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 verb
    1) (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.)
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) kevyt
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lievä
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) kevyt
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) vajaapainoinen
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) kevyt
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) kepeä
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) kevyt
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) heikko
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kuohkea
    - 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.)

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  • 2 in the light of

    • jonkin valossa
    * * *
    (taking into consideration (eg new information): The theory has been abandoned in the light of more recent discoveries.) valossa

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  • 3 prism

    • prisma
    • särmiö
    * * *
    'prizm
    1) (a solid figure whose sides are parallel and whose two ends are the same in shape and size.) särmiö
    2) (a glass object of this shape, usually with triangular ends, which breaks up a beam of white light into the colours of the rainbow.) prisma

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  • 4 shade

    • rullaverho
    • nyanssi
    • hämärä
    • himmentää
    • hiven
    • hivenen verta
    • varjostaa
    • varjostin
    • varjopaikka
    • varjo
    • vivahde
    • vivahdus
    • siimes
    • väri
    • värivivahdus
    • värivivahde
    • värisävy
    • katve
    • kierrekaihdin
    • kaihdin
    • sävy
    • kupu
    • pimento
    * * *
    ʃeid 1. noun
    1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) varjo
    2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) varjo
    3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) varjo, varjostin
    4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) sävy
    5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) hitusen
    2. verb
    1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) varjostaa
    2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) varjostaa
    3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) muuttua vähitellen, sulautua
    - shades
    - shading
    - shady
    - shadiness
    - put in the shade

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  • 5 on

    • paikkaa
    • paikallaan
    • palavat
    • paikalleen
    • nojautua
    • nojata
    • jatkaa jotakin
    • jonkin päällä
    • jossakin
    • jonkin päälle
    • jollakin
    • tähdentää
    • varrella
    • edelleen
    • eteenpäin
    • erimielinen
    • siirtyä
    • alalle
    • ajoissa
    • alkaen
    • aikaa
    • päälle
    • päällä
    • raportoida
    • tilaa ym
    • kiinni
    • kohdetta
    • sopia
    • yllä
    • ylle
    • kytketty
    • käynnissä
    • pinnalla
    • pitkin
    • pinnalle
    • lähtien
    * * *
    on 1. preposition
    1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.)
    2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.)
    3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.)
    4) (about: a book on the theatre.) jostakin kertova
    5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) jossakin
    6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) varassa
    7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) kuurilla
    8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) parissa
    9) (towards: They marched on the town.) kohti
    10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) varrella
    11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.)
    12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) mukanaan
    13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) tehtäessä
    14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.)
    2. adverb
    1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) päällä, päälle, yllään
    2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) jatkaa
    3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) päällä, päälle
    4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) mennä
    5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) kyytiin
    3. adjective
    1) (in progress: The game was on.) meneillään
    2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?)
    - ongoing
    - onwards
    - onward
    - be on to someone
    - be on to
    - on and on
    - on time
    - on to / onto

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  • 6 torch

    • tuulastaa
    • soihtu
    • poltin
    • taskulamppu
    * * *
    to: 
    1) ((American flashlight) a small portable light worked by an electric battery: He shone his torch into her face.) taskulamppu
    2) (a piece of wood etc set on fire and carried as a light.) soihtu

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  • 7 play

    • olla käynnissä
    • olla toiminnassa
    • ottelu
    • toimia
    • toiminta
    • näytellä
    • näytelmä
    • ilakoida
    • ilonpito
    • turnaus
    technology
    • holkkuma
    • huvi
    • vilske
    • esittää
    music
    • soittaa (mus.)
    • siirtää
    • soittaa(soitinta)
    • soitella (soittimella)
    • soittaa
    • väikkyä
    • väljyys
    • väreillä
    technology
    • 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. verb
    1) (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.) leikkiä
    2) (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.) pelata
    3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) näytellä
    4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) esittää
    5) (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.) soittaa
    6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) tehdä kepponen
    7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) pelata jotakuta vastaan
    8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) lepattaa
    9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) suunnata
    10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) lyödä kortti pöytään
    2. noun
    1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) huvi, leikki
    2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) näytelmä
    3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) peli
    4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) välys
    - 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

    English-Finnish dictionary > play

  • 8 blind

    • rullaverho
    • näkökyvytön
    • näkymätön
    • näkörajoitteinen
    • häikäistyä
    • hämätä
    • häikäistä
    • verho
    • sokea
    • sokaista
    • silmitön
    • silmänlume
    • sokeat
    • silmätön
    • vale
    • tehdä sokeaksi
    • kierrekaihdin
    • kaihdin
    • naamio
    • sälekaihdin
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (not able to see: a blind man.) sokea
    2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) sokea
    3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) näkymätön
    4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) sokeain-
    2. noun
    1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) kaihdin
    2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) silmänlume
    3. verb
    (to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) sokaista
    - blindly
    - blindness
    - blind alley
    - blindfold
    4. verb
    (to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) sitoa silmät
    5. adjective, adverb
    (with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) silmät sidottuina
    - the blind leading the blind

    English-Finnish dictionary > blind

  • 9 come

    • olla peräisin
    • saapua
    • saapua perille
    • tulla
    • no jouduhan
    • johtua
    • joutua
    • päätyä
    • koittaa
    • koitua
    • käydä
    • lähteä
    * * *
    1. past tense - came; verb
    1) (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?) tulla
    2) (to become near or close to something in time or space: Christmas is coming soon.) lähestyä
    3) (to happen or be situated: The letter `d' comes between `c' and è' in the alphabet.) tulla
    4) ((often with to) to happen (by accident): How did you come to break your leg?) sattua
    5) (to arrive at (a certain state etc): What are things coming to? We have come to an agreement.) edetä
    6) ((with to) (of numbers, prices etc) to amount (to): The total comes to 51.) olla, nousta
    2. interjection
    (expressing disapproval, drawing attention etc: Come, come! That was very rude of you!) no no
    - 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

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  • 10 doze off

    • torkahtaa
    • nuokkua
    • nukahtaa
    • uinahtaa
    * * *
    (to go into a light sleep.) torkahtaa

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  • 11 parachute

    aviation
    • laskuvarjo
    * * *
    'pærəʃu:t 1. noun
    (an umbrella-shaped piece of light, strong cloth etc beneath which a person etc is tied with ropes so that he etc can come slowly down to the ground from a great height: They made the descent from the plane by parachute; ( also adjective) a parachute-jump.) laskuvarjo
    2. verb
    (to come down to the ground using a parachute: The troops parachuted into France.) pudottautua laskuvarjolla

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  • 12 pierce

    • tunkeutua lävitse
    • tunkeutua
    • puhkaista
    • puhkoa
    medicine, veterinary
    • puhkaisu
    • porautua
    • keihästää
    • seivästää
    • läpäistä
    automatic data processing
    • lävistää
    • pistellä
    • pistää
    * * *
    piəs
    1) ((of pointed objects) to go into or through (something): The arrow pierced his arm; A sudden light pierced the darkness.) lävistää
    2) (to make a hole in or through (something) with a pointed object: Pierce the lid before removing it from the jar.) puhkaista
    - piercingly
    - piercingness

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  • 13 puff

    • tuhista
    • tupruta
    • tupruttaa
    • tupru
    • tuulahdus
    • henkäisy
    • haukkoa henkeä
    • henkäys
    • hengittää
    • homo
    • huohottaa
    • huisku
    • puksuttaa
    • puhaltaa
    • puhista
    • puhkua
    • puhvi
    • puffi
    • puuska
    • puuskuttaa
    • pöyhistää
    • pöllähtää
    • pöllähdys
    • pöllähdystää
    • pölähtää
    • kohokas
    • kohahdus
    • haiku
    • mainostus
    • mainostaa
    • läähättää
    • ähistä
    • ähkiä
    • ähkyä
    • käryttää
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a small blast of air, wind etc; a gust: A puff of wind moved the branches.) henkäys
    2) (any of various kinds of soft, round, light or hollow objects: a powder puff; ( also adjective) puff sleeves.) huisku, puhvi-
    2. verb
    1) (to blow in small blasts: Stop puffing cigarette smoke into my face!; He puffed at his pipe.) tuprutella
    2) (to breathe quickly, after running etc: He was puffing as he climbed the stairs.) puuskuttaa
    - puffy
    - puff pastry
    - puff out
    - puff up

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  • 14 shutter

    • ikkunaluukku
    • himmennin
    • reunaverho
    • suljin
    • suljinläppä
    • sulkija
    • luukku
    * * *
    1) (one of usually two usually wooden covers over a window: He closed the shutters.) ikkunaluukku
    2) (the moving cover over the lens of a camera, which opens when a photograph is taken: When the shutter opens, light is allowed into the camera and reacts with the film.) suljin

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  • 15 slip

    • riisua
    • tuikata
    finance, business, economy
    • tosite
    • nuljahtaa
    • istukasoksa
    • istukas
    • jättämä
    • hiipiä
    • hellitä
    • heittää yltään
    • horjahdus
    automatic data processing
    • virhe
    • vierähtää
    • epähuomio
    • erehtyä
    • erehdys
    • solahtaa
    • solua
    • alushame
    • ujuttaa
    • valua
    • valahtaa
    • vyötäröalushame
    • pujahtaa
    • pujottautua
    • pujottaa
    • puikahtaa
    • pudota
    • päällinen
    • päästä
    • telapohja
    • telat
    • tehdä erehdys
    • liukastua
    • lipsahtaa
    • liukua
    • lipsahdus
    • livahtaa
    • lippu
    • lipuke
    • livettää
    • liukuma
    • liuska
    • livauttaa
    • livetä
    • kaistale
    • jättö
    • harha-askel
    • hairahdus
    • seteli
    • sujauttaa
    • suikale
    • sujahtaa
    • kuitti
    • kuponki
    • laskea käsistään
    • leijailla
    • lapsus
    • lappu
    • pistää
    • pistokas
    • kommellus
    • kompastua
    • luikahtaa
    • luistaa
    • luisua
    • luisto
    • luiskahtaa
    • luhistuma
    • luiskahdus
    * * *
    I 1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb
    1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) liukastua
    2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) livetä
    3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) mennä alaspäin
    4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) livahtaa
    5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) livahtaa karkuun
    6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) sujauttaa
    2. noun
    1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.)
    2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.)
    3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.)
    4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.)
    - slippery
    - slipperiness
    - slip road
    - slipshod
    - give someone the slip
    - give the slip
    - let slip
    - slip into
    - slip off
    - slip on
    - slip up
    II slip noun
    (a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) paperilappu

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  • 16 spark

    • räiskyä
    • ilonpitäjä
    • keikari
    • kipinä
    • kipinöidä
    • kipunoida
    • kimmeltää
    • säen
    • säkene
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) kipinä
    2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) kipinä
    3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) kipinä
    2. verb
    1) (to give off sparks.) kipinöidä
    2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) saada aikaan

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  • 17 strike

    • pamauttaa
    • osua
    • hyökätä
    • hyökkäys
    • iskeytyä
    • iskeä
    • tuntua oudolta
    • työnseisaus
    • humauttaa
    • huitoa
    • huitaista
    • hosua
    • vatkata
    • sivaltaa
    • ajautua
    • vaikuttaa
    • pommiattentaatti
    • purkaa
    • raapia
    • pälkähtää
    • kaato
    • hajottaa
    • musertaa
    • paukauttaa
    • sattua
    • löytää
    • taputtaa
    • lakkoilla
    • lakko
    • kolauttaa
    • kosketella
    • lyöttää
    • lyönti
    • lyöda
    • lyödä
    • läimäyttää
    * * *
    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) iskeä
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) iskeä
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) raapaista
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) lakkoilla
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) löytää
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) lyödä, soittaa
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) kiinnittää huomiota, vaikuttaa
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) lyödä
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) suunnata kulkunsa
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) laskea
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) lakko
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) löytö
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

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  • 18 tan

    • ruskettaa
    • rusketus
    • ruskettua
    • ruskea
    • päivetys
    • päivettää
    • päivettyä
    • keltaisenruskea väri
    • nahanruskea
    leather industry
    • parkita
    leather industry
    • parkkiintua
    • parkkiaine
    leather industry
    • parkitusaine
    * * *
    tæn 1. past tense, past participle - tanned; verb
    1) (to make an animal's skin into leather (by treating it with certain substances).) parkita
    2) (to (cause a person's skin to) become brown in the sun: She was tanned by the sun.) ruskettua
    2. noun, adjective
    ((of) a light brown colour: tan shoes.) vaaleanruskea
    3. noun
    (suntan tanned skin: He came back from holiday with a tan.) rusketus
    - tanner
    - tannery

    English-Finnish dictionary > tan

  • 19 throw

    • paiskata
    • paiskoa
    • räväyttää
    • heittää
    • heitellä
    • heittäytyä
    • heitto
    • heittää arpaa
    • heittomatka
    • heilahdus
    • heittovuoro
    • heittää satulasta
    • viskoa
    • viskata
    • sinkauttaa
    • singota
    • punoa
    • rajaheitto
    • rakentaa
    • leiskauttaa
    • lingota
    • lennättää
    • nakata
    • muovata
    • saattaa
    • suistaa
    • syöstä
    • syytää
    • poikia
    • luoda
    * * *
    Ɵrəu 1. past tense - threw; verb
    1) (to send through the air with force; to hurl or fling: He threw the ball to her / threw her the ball.) heittää
    2) ((of a horse) to make its rider fall off: My horse threw me.) heittää selästään
    3) (to puzzle or confuse: He was completely thrown by her question.) saattaa ymmälle
    4) ((in wrestling, judo etc) to wrestle (one's opponent) to the ground.) paiskata maahan
    2. noun
    (an act of throwing: That was a good throw!) heitto
    - throw doubt on
    - throw in
    - throw light on
    - throw oneself into
    - throw off
    - throw open
    - throw out
    - throw a party
    - throw up
    - throw one's voice
    - throwaway

    English-Finnish dictionary > throw

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