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21 surf
• hyrskyt• hyrsky• tyrsky• tyrskyt• tyrskyaallokko• aallokko• lainelautailla* * *sə:f 1. noun(the foam made as waves break on rocks or on the shore: The children were playing in the white surf.) tyrskyt2. verb1) (to ride on a surfboard as a sport.)2) (to look for interesting sites on the Internet.)•- surfer- surfing
- surfboard -
22 keep
• hoitaa• varjella• viivyttää• elatus• elättää• estää• täyttää• pysytellä• pysyttää• pysyä• pysyttäytyä• linnamilitary• linnoitus• hallita• pidättää• pelastaa• pidellä• salata• suojella• säilyttää• säilyä• tallettaa• säästää• ylläpitää• pitää kunnossa• pitää• pitää kaupan* * *ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) pitää4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) pitää9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) ylläpito- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
- keep watch -
23 stop
• paikata• torjunta• tilke• tilkitä• tukkia• jähmettyä• jähmettää• tyrehdyttää• tyrehtyä• herjetä• himmentää• viivyttää• viivähtää• viipyä• asua• ehkäistä• estää• täyttää• vaieta• vangitaaviation• välilasku• pysäkki• pysäyttää• pysähtyä• pysähdys• pysähdyttää• pysähdyspaikka• pysähtyminentechnology• pysäytin• pysäys• pysähdysaika• pysäytys• päättyä• pysäytys-• rajaintechnology• rajoitin• tauota• tauko• katketa• keskeytys• keskeyttää• keskeytyä• jäädä• jäykistyä• jäädä paikalleen• haka• nauliutua• pidätin• pidättyä• pidättää• paussi• pidäke• seis• seisauttaa• seisahtua• seisahtaa• seisottaa• seisahduttaa• seisaus• salpa• seisokki• seisahdus• sulku• sulkea• säppi• lakkauttaa• lakata• piste• loppua• luopua• lopettaa* * *stop 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) pysäyttää, pysähtyä2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) estää3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) lakata4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tukkia5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) sulkea, painaa6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) jäädä2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) pysähdys, lopetus2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) pysäkki3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) piste4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) läppä, rekisterinappula5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) pysäytin•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up -
24 gaze
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25 how
• millä tavalla• miten• millä muotoa• millä lailla• kuinka* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) miten2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) mitä, miten3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) miten4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) miten, millainen5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) mistä johtuu että•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) riippumatta siitä miten- how come
- how do you do? -
26 mean
• pahanilkinen• ruma• totunnainen• nuuka• normaali• ilkeämielinen• hävytön• häijy• ilkeä• häpeällinen• ilmentää• itsekäs• huono• viheliäinen• edustaa• epäystävällinen• esittää• ahne• aikoa• alhainen• ajatella• raukkamainen• tavallinen• tavanomainen• tietää• katala• kehno• keski-• keskiarvoinen• keskimääräinenmathematics• keskiarvo• keskivaihe• kelvoton• keskimäärä• keski• keskinkertainen• kelju• keskus• keskiverto• kitsasfinance, business, economy• halpakorkoinen• halpamainen• halpamielinen• halpa• merkitä• pelkurimainen• saita• meinata• matalamielinen• sovinnainen• suunnitella• tarkoittaa• kurja• kunnoton• kunniaton• kuvata• käsittää• pikkumainen• pihi• pirullinen• konnamainen• konventionaalinen* * *mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) saita2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) pahansuopa3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ilkeä4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) kehno•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) keskiarvo2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) keskimääräinen2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) tarkoittaa2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) aikoa•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) merkitsevä- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean well -
27 survey
• inventoida• tutkia• tutkiminen• tutkielma• tutkimus• historiikki• vilkaisu• esitys• silmäillä• silmäys• arvioiminen• asemakartta• arvio• reportaasi• raportti• tilannekatsaus• katsastus• katsaus• katsoa• katselmus• kartoitus• katsastaa• kartoittaa• katsella• mielipidetiedustelu• mitata• mittaus• selitys• selonteko• selostus• selvitys• suorittaa tutkimusbookkeeping• tarkastaa• tarkastus• yleisteos• yleissilmäys• yleisesitys• yleiskatsaus• kuvaus• lausunto• pohtia* * *1. sə'vei verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) silmäillä2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) tarkastella3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) mitata4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) arvioida2. 'sə:vei noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) tutkimus2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) mittaus•- surveyor -
28 watch
• tuijottaa• tähystää• tutkailla• tähyillä• hoitaa• vartiointi• varoa• vartiovuoro• vartio• vartioaika• vartioida• seurata• vahtimiehistö• vahti• vahdata• vahtivuoro• vahtia• valvoa• valvoa(tarkkailla)• valvoa (pitää silm.)• väijyä• katsoa• katsella• kello• tasku- rannekello• tarkastellabookkeeping• tarkastaa• tarkkailu• tarkata• tarkkailla• pitää silmällä* * *wo 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) kello2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) yövartio3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vahtivuoro2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) katsoa2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) tähystää3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) varoa4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vahtia5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) kärkkyä•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over -
29 scan
mathematics• osittaa• osittaa kuva• juovittaaautomatic data processing• tutkata• silmäilläautomatic data processing• Skannaus(kerta)automatic data processing• skannata• valotus• valottaatechnology• pyyhkäisy• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkiä• katsaus• kartoittaa• selata(tietotekn)automatic data processing• selata (ATK)• selata• selailla• läpikäynti• käydä läpi• lukaista* * *skæn 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) tutkiskella2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) silmäillä3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) tarkkailla4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.)5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) sopia rytmiin2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)- scanner -
30 short
• oikosulkeaelectricity• oikosulku• riittämätön• niukka• täpäryys• hauras• hetkellinen• töykeä• vajaamittainen• vajavainen• vajanainen• vajaa• väkevä• puutteellinen• merkityksellinen• murea• sekoittamaton• suppea• kuohkea• pieni• lyhyt• lyhyt valuuttapositio• lyhytaikainen• lyhytfilmi• lyhytkasvuinen• lyhytsanainen* * *ʃo:t 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) lyhyt2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lyhyt3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) lyhyt4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) vajaa5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) puutteessa6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) murea2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) äkisti2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) jäädä lyhyeksi•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) valita jatkoon (hakijoista)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
31 age
• ikääntyä• ihmisikä• ikä• jakso• elinikä• aikakausi• aikajakso• aika• ajasto• ajanjakso• vanheta• vanhentua• vanhentaa• kausi• maailmankausi• sukupolvi• kypsyttää• kypsyä* * *ei‹ 1. noun1) (the amount of time during which a person or thing has existed: He went to school at the age of six (years); What age is she?) ikä2) ((often with capital) a particular period of time: This machine was the wonder of the age; the Middle Ages.) aikakausi3) (the quality of being old: This wine will improve with age; With the wisdom of age he regretted the mistakes he had made in his youth.) ikä4) ((usually in plural) a very long time: We've been waiting (for) ages for a bus.) iät ja ajat2. verb(to (cause to) grow old or look old: He has aged a lot since I last saw him; His troubles have aged him.) vanheta, vanhentaa- aged- ageless
- age-old
- the aged
- come of age
- of age -
32 binoculars
• kiikari* * *bi'nokjuləz(an instrument for making distant objects look nearer, with separate eyepieces for each eye: He looked at the ship on the horizon through his binoculars.) kiikari -
33 eye
• neulansilmä• silmu• silmukka• silmä• silmäillä• reikä• katsella• mutka• korvake* * *1. noun1) (the part of the body with which one sees: Open your eyes; She has blue eyes.) silmä2) (anything like or suggesting an eye, eg the hole in a needle, the loop or ring into which a hook connects etc.) silmä, silmukka3) (a talent for noticing and judging a particular type of thing: She has an eye for detail/colour/beauty.) silmä2. verb(to look at, observe: The boys were eyeing the girls at the dance; The thief eyed the policeman warily.) silmäillä- eyeball- eyebrow
- eye-catching
- eyelash
- eyelet
- eyelid
- eye-opener
- eye-piece
- eyeshadow
- eyesight
- eyesore
- eye-witness
- before/under one's very eyes
- be up to the eyes in
- close one's eyes to
- in the eyes of
- keep an eye on
- lay/set eyes on
- raise one's eyebrows
- see eye to eye
- with an eye to something
- with one's eyes open -
34 hood
• höyrykupu• hilkka• hattu• huppukaulus• huppu• viitta• vaippa• katto• kansi• kauhtana• liesituuletin• kaapu• mantteli• suojakansi• kuomu• kupu• konepelti* * *hud1) (a usually loose covering for the whole head, often attached to a coat, cloak etc: The monk pulled his hood over his head.) huppu2) (a folding cover on a car, pram etc: Put the hood of the pram up - the baby is getting wet.) kuomu3) ((American) the bonnet of a car: He raised the hood to look at the engine.) konepelti4) (a fold of cloth representing a hood, worn by university graduates over their gowns on ceremonial occasions: The professors and lecturers all wore their gowns and hoods for the graduation ceremony.) huppukaulus•- hooded -
35 just
• oikeutettu• oikeudenmukainen• oikea• oikeamielinen• oikeudentuntoinen• niukin naukin• nipin napin• hädin tuskin• ihan• juuri nyt• juuri ja juuri• juuri (aivan)• juuri• hiljattain• vasta• vastikään• aivan• ainoastaan• ansionmukainen• vain• vanhurskas• puolueetonlaw• pätevä• rehti• rehellinen• kohta• kohtuullinen• paraillaan• pelkästään• paraikaa• parhaillaan• sopiva• säädyllinen• tasan• tasapuolinen• äskettäin• äsken• kunniallinen* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) oikeudenmukainen2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) oikeutettu3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) ansaittu•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) juuri, aivan2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) aivan3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) juuri4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) juuri5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) juuri kun6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) juuri ja juuri7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) vain8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) han, hän, vain9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) kerrassaan•- just now
- just then -
36 regard
stock exchange• noteerata• ihailu• huomioonotto• silmäys• ajatella• arvo• arvonanto• arvostaa• katsoa joksikin• katsella• katsoa• liikuttaa• harkita• harkinta• miete• kunnia• kunnioitus• kunnianosoitus• pitää• pitää jnkn• pohtia• pitää jonakuna* * *1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) pitää jonakin2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) arvostaa3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) suhtautua4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) tarkastella5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) ottaa huomioon2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) huomio2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) huomio3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) arvostus•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to -
37 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 -
38 study
• opiskelu• opintoaine• opiskella• opinnot• opinto• tutkia• työhuone• tutkiminen• tutkiskelu• tutkiskella• tutkimus• tutkimus (tieteellinen)• tutkia (tehdä huomioita)• tutkielma• pyrkiä• pyrkimys• harkita• harjaannuttaa• harjoitus• harjoittaa• harjoittaa opintoja• harjoitella• harjoitelma• harrastaa• miete• tarkastelu• tarkastella• tarkistaa• pohtia• pitää silmämääränään• lukukammio• lukuhuone• lukea* * *1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) opiskella2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) tutkia2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) opiskelu, tutkimus2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) etydi, tutkielma3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) työhuone -
39 appear
• paljastua• saapua perille• saapualaw• tulla saapuville• tulla• tulla esiin• tulla näkyviin• näyttää• näkyä• nousta• näyttäytyä• näyttää joltakin• ilmaantua• häämöttää• ilmetä• ilmestyä• tuntua• erottua• esiintyä• siintää• vaikuttaa• putkahtaa• kangastaa• kajastaa• hahmottua• selvitä• sukeltaa• kuultaa• piirtyä• pistää silmään* * *ə'piə1) (to come into view: A man suddenly appeared round the corner.) ilmestyä2) (to arrive (at a place etc): He appeared in time for dinner.) saapua3) (to come before or present oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: He is appearing on television today; He appeared before Judge Scott.) esiintyä4) (to look or seem as if (something is the case): It appears that he is wrong; He appears to be wrong.) vaikuttaa• -
40 au pair
• perheenjäsenen asemassa oleva tyttö* * *,ou 'pə(r)(a young person from abroad employed by a family to look after the children and help with the housework in return for room, meals, pocket money and an opportunity to learn the language: a French au pair; an au pair girl.)
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look for — phr verb Look for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑inspector, ↑researcher Look for is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accommodation, ↑answer, ↑apartment, ↑clue, ↑compromise, ↑cure, ↑damp, ↑employment … Collocations dictionary
look after - look for — ◊ look after If you look after someone or something, you take care of them. She will look after the children during their holidays. It doesn t worry me who owns the club so long as it is looked after. ◊ look for If you look for someone or… … Useful english dictionary
look for something — look for (something) to expect something. We re looking for snow in the Great Lakes on Tuesday. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of look for something (= to search for something) … New idioms dictionary
