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1 the long and the short of it
(the whole story in a few words.) kaikessa lyhykäisyydessään -
2 epic
• eepos• eeppinen• kertova• kertomaruno• kertomarunous* * *'epik1) (a long poem telling a story of great deeds.) eepos2) (a long story, film etc telling of great deeds especially historic.) eepos -
3 novel
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4 life
• olo• ikä• ihmisuhri• ihmishenki• ihmiselo• ihmiselämä• henki• vilkkaus• elinaika• elinpäivä• elinvoima• elämä• eloisuus• elinikä• elämänvaihe• elämänkaari• elämäkerta• elinikäinen• elinkautinen• elämänkulku• elämänmeno• eläminen• elo• kestoikä• käyttöikä* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) henki2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) elämä3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) eloisuus4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) elämä5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) elämä6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) elämä7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) elämäkerta8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) elinkautinen•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life -
5 saga
• saaga• sankaritaru• taru* * *(a long, detailed story: I expect he told you the saga of his troubles.) taru -
6 swallow
• nielaus• niellä• nielaisu• nielaista• juoda• hotkaisu• hotkaista• siemaus• ahmia• ahmaista• arvelematta uskoa• pääsky• pääskynen• haarapääskynen• haarapääsky• sulattaa• kulaus• pitää hyvänään* * *I 1. 'swoləu verb1) (to allow to pass down the throat to the stomach: Try to swallow the pill; His throat was so painful that he could hardly swallow.) nielaista2) (to accept (eg a lie or insult) without question or protest: You'll never get her to swallow that story!) niellä mukisematta2. noun(an act of swallowing.)- swallow up II 'swoləu noun(a type of insect-eating bird with long wings and a divided tail.) pääskynen -
7 wand
• varpu• virkasauva• sauvamusic• tahtipuikko• taikasauvaautomatic data processing• lukukynä* * *wond(a long slender rod eg used as the symbol of magic power by conjurors, fairies etc: In the story, the fairy waved her magic wand and the frog became a prince.) taikasauva
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