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1 proverb
• sananlasku* * *'provə:b(a well-known saying that gives good advice or expresses a supposed truth: Two common proverbs are `Many hands make light work' and `Don't count your chickens before they're hatched!') sananlasku- proverbially -
2 fair
• oikeudenmukainen• oikeudentuntoinen• näyttely• hyvänlainen• joltinenkin• joltinen• tyydyttävä• vilpitön• avoin• vaalea• vaaleaverinen• vaaleatukkainen• puhtaaksi• puolueeton• puhdas• rehti• rehellisesti• reilu• rehellinen• kauniisti• kaunis• kauniilta tuntuva• keskinkertainen• kohtuullinen• kohtuudenmukainen• kohtalainen• messufinance, business, economy• messut• myyjäiset• selvä• selkeä• melko hyvä• markkinat• suora• suotuisa• tasapuolinen• kunnollinen• kunniallinen• laatuunkäypä• luotettava* * *I feə adjective1) (light-coloured; with light-coloured hair and skin: fair hair; Scandinavian people are often fair.) vaalea2) (just; not favouring one side: a fair test.) oikeudenmukainen3) ((of weather) fine; without rain: a fair afternoon.) kaunis4) (quite good; neither bad nor good: Her work is only fair.) kohtalainen5) (quite big, long etc: a fair size.) melkoinen6) (beautiful: a fair maiden.) kaunis•- fairness- fairly
- fair play II feə noun1) (a collection of entertainments that travels from town to town: She won a large doll at the fair.) tivoli2) (a large market held at fixed times: A fair is held here every spring.) markkinat3) (an exhibition of goods from different countries, firms etc: a trade fair.) messut -
3 dud
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4 moon
• kuu• kuunkierto* * *mu:n 1. noun1) (the heavenly body that moves once round the earth in a month and reflects light from the sun: The moon was shining brightly; Spacemen landed on the moon.) kuu2) (any of the similar bodies moving round the other planets: the moons of Jupiter.) kuu•- moonless- moonbeam
- moonlight 2. verb(to work at a second job, often at night, in addition to one's regular job: He earns so little that he has to moonlight.)- moonlit
- moon about/around -
5 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 -
6 positive
• oikea• todellinen• nimenomainen• hyvänsuopa• hyväntahtoinen• jyrkkä• varma• dogmaattinen• edullinen• ehdoton• elämänmyönteinen• täydellinen• valoisa• vääjäämätön• positiivikuva• positiivi• positiivinen• kategorinen• kertakaikkinen• myöntävä• myönteinen• myöntyväinen• myötämielinen• perusaste• selvä• suosiollinen• suopea• suostuvainen• ymmärtäväinen* * *'pozətiv 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `yes': a positive answer; They tested the water for the bacteria and the result was positive (= the bacteria were present).) myönteinen2) (definite; leaving no doubt: positive proof.) ehdoton3) (certain or sure: I'm positive he's right.) varma4) (complete or absolute: His work is a positive disgrace.) täydellinen5) (optimistic and prepared to make plans for the future: Take a more positive attitude to life.) myönteinen6) (not showing any comparison; not comparative or superlative.) positiivi-7) ((of a number etc) greater than zero.) positiivinen8) (having fewer electrons than normal: In an electrical circuit, electrons flow to the positive terminal.) positiivinen2. noun1) (a photographic print, made from a negative, in which light and dark are as normal.) positiivi2) ((an adjective or adverb of) the positive (not comparative or superlative) degree.) perusmuoto•- positively -
7 show
• osoittaa• paistaa• paljastaa• tulla näkyviin• näyttää• näkö• näyttäytyä• näyte• näytös• neuvoa• näytäntö• näytellä• näyttely• näkyä• näytelmä• ilmaus• höskä• ilmaista• ilmentää• ilmestyä• ilmetä• juhlakulkue ym• hoito• esittää• esitellä• esitys• esittely• asia• asettaa näytteille• prameus• prameilu• revyy• teatterinäytäntö• televisio-ohjelma• messu• merkitä• messut• saattaa näkyviin• pilkistää• koreilu• komeus• koreus• komeilu• loisto* * *ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) näyttää, osoittaa2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) näkyä3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) esittää, olla näytteillä4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) osoittaa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) saattaa, opastaa6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) näyttää7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) todistaa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) osoittaa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) näyttely, esitys, ohjelma2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) osoitus3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) teeskentely4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ulkonäkö, näön (vuoksi)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) yritys•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
8 stimulus
• impulssi• heräte• virkiste• virike• elvyke• alkusysäys• aihe• kiihoke• kiihotus• kiihote• kiihotin• kiihdyke• kannustin• stimulanssi• stimulus• sysäys• yllyke• ärsyke• piriste• piristysaine* * *'stimjuləsplural - stimuli; noun1) (something that causes a reaction in a living thing: Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.) ärsyke2) (something that rouses or encourages a person etc to action or greater effort: Many people think that children need the stimulus of competition to make them work better in school.) virike -
9 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 -
10 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; verb1) (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.) iskeä2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) iskeä3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) raapaista4) ((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.) lakkoilla5) (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.) löytää6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) lyödä, soittaa7) (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, vaikuttaa8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) lyödä9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) suunnata kulkunsa10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) laskea2. noun1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) lakko2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) löytö•- striker- 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 -
11 travel
• olla kauppamatkustajana• edetä• vaeltaa• reissata• tehdä matkaa• tehdä matka• liikkua• matkailu• matka• matkustus• matkailla• matkustaminen• matkata• matkanteko• matkustaa• matkustella• matkustelu• matkaaminen• kulkea• kulku* * *'trævl 1. past tense, past participle - travelled; verb1) (to go from place to place; to journey: I travelled to Scotland by train; He has to travel a long way to school.) matkustaa2) (to move: Light travels in a straight line.) kulkea3) (to visit places, especially foreign countries: He has travelled a great deal.) matkustella2. noun(the act of travelling: Travel to and from work can be very tiring.) matkustaminen- travelogue
- travels
- travel agency
- travel bureau
- travel agent
- traveller's cheque
См. также в других словарях:
light work — index sinecure Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
many hands make light work — Cf. HESIOD Works & Days 380 πλείων μὲν πλεόνων μελέτη, more hands mean more work; ERASMUS Adages II. iii. 95 multae manus onus levius reddunt, many hands make a burden lighter. c 1330 Sir Beves (EETS) 1. 3352 Ascopard be strong and sterk… … Proverbs new dictionary
make short/quick/light work of — 1 : to make it possible for (something) to be done quickly or easily This new snow shovel makes short work of clearing off the driveway. ◇ The expression many hands make light work means that people can do things more quickly and easily when they … Useful english dictionary
make light work of something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make light work of doing something — make light work of (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make light work of — (something/doing something) to do something quickly and easily. Heather made light work of painting the walls. You made light work of that chocolate cake! (= you ate it quickly) … New idioms dictionary
make light work of doing sth — make light work of (doing) sth ► to do something quickly or easily: »Workers from the second shift stayed late so we were able to make light work of unloading the deliveries. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
make light work of sth — make light work of (doing) sth ► to do something quickly or easily: »Workers from the second shift stayed late so we were able to make light work of unloading the deliveries. Main Entry: ↑light … Financial and business terms
make light work of doing something — make light work of (doing) something phrase to do something very quickly and easily Willie Thorne made light work of his opponent to earn a place in the last 16. Thesaurus: to do something quickly and/or easilysynonym Main entry: light … Useful english dictionary
make light work — If a person makes light work of something, they do it very easily or with little effort. After the party, the boys made light work of the cleaning up. The house was spotless in no time … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
make light work of — If a person makes light work of something, they do it very easily or with little effort. The boys made light work of the cleaning up. The house was spotless in no time … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
