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1 make light of
(to treat (problems etc) as unimportant.) vähätellä -
2 make light
• vaalentaa -
3 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• pehmeämarine• majakka• sulava• sytyttää• syttyä• säteilevä• ymmärrys• kuohkea• kuumentaa• kynttilä• lamppuaviation• laskeutua• köykäinen• pieni• pintapuolinen• lyhtymarine• loisto (majakka)• loiste* * *I 1. noun1) (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.) valo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) valo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tuli4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) valo2. adjective1) (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 verb1) (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.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) kevyt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lievä3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) kevyt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) vajaapainoinen5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) kevyt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) kepeä7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) kevyt8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) heikko9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kuohkea•- lightly- lighten- 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.) -
4 light up
• juovuttaa• helpottaa• huojistaa• huojentaa• valaista• keventää• kirkastua• lievittää• lieventää• sytyttää• syttyä• sytyttää piippu ym* * *1) (to begin to give out light: Evening came and the streetlights lit up.) sytyttää, syttyä2) (to make, be or become full of light: The powerful searchlight lit up the building; She watched the house light up as everyone awoke.) valaista3) (to make or become happy: Her face lit up when she saw him; A sudden smile lit up her face.) kirkastua -
5 shed light on
• valottaa• valaista• määrittää* * *(to make clearer: This letter sheds light on the reasons for his departure.) valaista -
6 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 -
7 charge
• panostaa• ottaa maksua• panna• palkkio• panosmilitary• rynnäkkö• rynnätä• hyökkäys• hyökätä• työpalkka• haulipanos• hinta• hoito• holhotti• hoiva• huostaanotto• huosta• huolenpito• hoidokki• velvoittaa• veloituselectricity• varaus(sähkö-)• varata• veloittaa• varaus• ahtaa• asiakirjan lunastusmaksu• antaa jollekulle tehtäväksi• uskoa• täyttää• valvonta• vuosimaksu• rasite• rasitus• tekopalkka• kanne• moite• moitiskelu• paukku• maksu (korvaus)• maksu• syytös• syöksyä kimppuun• syyte• syyttää• taksa• kulunki• kustannukset• kuorma• kuormittaa• kulu• käskeäfinance, business, economy• laskuttaa• ladata• lataumaelectricity• lataus• latautua* * *1. verb1) (to ask as the price (for something): They charge 50 cents for a pint of milk, but they don't charge for delivery.) veloittaa2) (to make a note of (a sum of money) as being owed: Charge the bill to my account.) merkitä laskuun tai tiliin3) ((with with) to accuse (of something illegal): He was charged with theft.) syyttää4) (to attack by moving quickly (towards): We charged (towards) the enemy on horseback.) rynnätä kimppuun5) (to rush: The children charged down the hill.) syöksyä6) (to make or become filled with electricity: Please charge my car battery.) ladata7) (to make (a person) responsible for (a task etc): He was charged with seeing that everything went well.) ladata2. noun1) (a price or fee: What is the charge for a telephone call?) maksu, taksa2) (something with which a person is accused: He faces three charges of murder.) syyte3) (an attack made by moving quickly: the charge of the Light Brigade.) rynnäkkö4) (the electricity in something: a positive or negative charge.) lataus5) (someone one takes care of: These children are my charges.) suojatti, holhotti6) (a quantity of gunpowder: Put the charge in place and light the fuse.) panos, lataus•- charger- in charge of
- in someone's charge
- take charge -
8 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. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) varjo2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) varjo3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) varjo, varjostin4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) sävy5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) hitusen2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) varjostaa2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) varjostaa3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) muuttua vähitellen, sulautua•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade -
9 shine
• paiste• paahtaa• paistaa• paistaa (aurinko)• paistatella• tuikkia• hehkua• helottaa• hohtaa• hohde• hohto• valaista• välkehtiä• välke• välkkyä• porottaa• päivänpaiste• kiiltää• kiillottaa• kiilto• kiilua• kimmeltää• kimallella• kimaltaa• kajastaa• meteli• säkenöidä• säteillä• sädehtiä• säihkyä• kumottaa• kuulto• kuultaa• komeilla• loistaa• loisto• loiste• läikkyä* * *1. past tense, past participle - shone; verb1) (to (cause to) give out light; to direct such light towards someone or something: The light shone from the window; The policeman shone his torch; He shone a torch on the body.) paistaa, valaista2) (to be bright: She polished the silver till it shone.) kiiltää3) ((past tense, past participle shined) to polish: He tries to make a living by shining shoes.) kiillottaa4) ((often with at) to be very good (at something): He shines at games; You really shone in yesterday's match.) olla erittäin hyvä2. noun1) (brightness; the state of being well polished: He likes a good shine on his shoes; a ray of sunshine.) kiilto, paiste2) (an act of polishing: I'll just give my shoes a shine.) kiillotus•- shining- shiny
- shininess -
10 put on
• asettaa• puijata• pukea• pukea ylleen• päähänsä• teeskentelyä• teeskennellä• lisätä• petkuttaa• peittää* * *1) (to switch on (a light etc): Put the light on!) sytyttää2) (to dress oneself in: Which shoes are you going to put on?) pukea ylleen3) (to add or increase: The car put on speed; I've put on weight.) lisätä4) (to present or produce (a play etc): They're putting on `Hamlet' next week.) esittää5) (to provide (eg transport): They always put on extra buses between 8.00 and 9.00 a.m.) panna lisävuoroja6) (to make a false show of; to pretend: She said she felt ill, but she was just putting it on.) teeskennellä7) (to bet (money) on: I've put a pound on that horse to win.) lyödä vetoa -
11 film
• elokuvata• elokuva• folio• filmi• filmatisoida• filmata• usva• kelmu• kettomedicine, veterinary• kalvo• peittää• peittyä kalvolla• sellofaani• kuvata• kuva• pinta* * *film 1. noun1) ((a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken: photographic film.) filmi2) (a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc: to make a film; ( also adjective) a film version of the novel.) elokuva3) (a thin skin or covering: a film of dust.) kalvo, kelmu2. verb1) (to make a motion picture (of): They are going to film the race.) filmata2) ((usually with over) to cover with a film: Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.) sumentaa, sumentua•- filmy- filmstar -
12 turn out
• paljastua• osoittautua• tulla ilmi• näkyä• näyttäytyä• ilmaantua• häätää• ilmetä• tyhjentää• tuottaa• siivota• ajaa ulos• valmistaa• päättyä• karkottaa• katkaista virta• katkaista• penkoa• selvitä• sammuttaa• tapahtua• kytkeä auki• käydä selville• käydä ilmi• lähteä• luontua* * *1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) häätää2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) tuottaa3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) tyhjentää4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) kokoontua paikalle5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) sammuttaa6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) käydä ilmi -
13 black
• tummageography• Niger• nigeriläinen• hämärä• kiillottaa• musta• musta väri• mustata• musta-• neekeri• mustaihoinen• musta puku• synkkä• laiton• pimeä* * *blæk 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) musta2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) pimeä3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) musta, likainen4) (without milk: black coffee.) musta5) (evil: black magic.) musta6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) mustaihoinen7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) värillinen2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) musta2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) musta väri3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) musta3. verb(to make black.) mustata- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) merkitä mustaan listaan5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) kiristys- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white -
14 blind
• rullaverho• näkökyvytön• näkymätön• näkörajoitteinen• häikäistyä• hämätä• häikäistä• verho• sokea• sokaista• silmitön• silmänlume• sokeat• silmätön• vale• tehdä sokeaksi• kierrekaihdin• kaihdin• naamio• sälekaihdin* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) sokea2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) sokea3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) näkymätön4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) sokeain-2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) kaihdin2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) silmänlume3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) sokaista- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) sitoa silmät5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) silmät sidottuina- the blind leading the blind -
15 blinding
• häikäisevä• häikäisy• huikaisu• sokaisu• tasauskerros* * *1) (tending to make blind: a blinding light.) sokaiseva2) (sudden: He realized, in a blinding flash, that she was the murderer.) välähdyksenomainen -
16 click
• onnistuaautomatic data processing• näpäyttää (atk)• näpäyttääautomatic data processing• näpäytys (atk)• avainisku sähkötyksessä• raksahtaa• raksahdus• naksahdus• naksahtaa• naksauttaa• naksaus• napsahtaa• napsahdus• ystävystyä äkkiä• kopina• kopista• loksua• loksahtaa* * *klik 1. noun(a short, sharp sound, like that of a light-switch being turned on: the click of the camera.) napsahdus2. verb(to (cause to) make such a sound: The soldier clicked his heels together; The gate clicked.) napsauttaa, naksahtaa -
17 dim
• hämärä• hämärtyä• hämärtää• häivyttää• hämyinen• himmentyä• himmentää• himmetä• himmeä• himmenntää• hidas• varjostaa• epäselvä• epätarkka• usvainen• valju• kiilloton• kalpea• haalistua• peittää• samea• sumea• sumentaa• sumentua• sumuinen• pimittää• pimentää• loisteeton* * *dim 1. adjective1) (not bright or distinct: a dim light in the distance; a dim memory.) himmeä, hämärä2) ((of a person) not intelligent: She's a bit dim!) hidasjärkinen2. verb(to make or become dim: Tears dimmed her eyes; He dimmed the lights in the theatre.) sumentaa, himmentää- dimly- dimness -
18 expose
• panna esille• paljastaa• panna alttiiksi• ilmaista• ilmiantaa• ilmentää• jättää heitteille• heitteille• asettaa näytteille• asettaa altiiksi• altistaa• vaarantaa• valottaa• saattaa alaiseksi• saattaa alttiiksi* * *ik'spəuz1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) asettaa alttiiksi2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) paljastaa3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) valottaa•- exposure -
19 fire
• palo• palaminen• roihu• rovio• tuli• tulisuusmilitary• tulittaa• tulitus• tulipalo• tuikku• nuotio• innostaa• irtisanoa• hehkua• hehku• erottaa• ammunta• ampua• valkea• polttaa• polte• polttorovio• rakovalkea• kokko• liekki• lieska• leimu• sanoa irti• sytyttää• syttyä• takkatuli• takkavalkea• kulo• laukoa• laukaista• loimu• lämmittää* * *1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) tuli, tulipalo2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) lämmitin3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) tuli4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) hehku5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) tulitus2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) polttaa2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) sytyttää3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) laukaista4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) ampua5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) ampua, tulittaa6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) antaa potkut/lähtöpassit/lopputili, irtisanoa•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire -
20 mellow
• ilmava• iloisella tuulella• hillitä• hillitty• hiprakassa• täyteläinen• lempeä• möyheätechnology• pehmentää• pehmeäsävyinen• pehmeä• pehmetä• sametinpehmeä• mehukas• kuohkea• kypsyä• kypsyttää• kypsä* * *'meləu 1. adjective1) ((of character) made softer and more mature, relaxed etc by age and/or experience: Her personality became more mellow as middle age approached.) leppoisa2) ((of sound, colour, light etc) soft, not strong or unpleasant: The lamplight was soft and mellow.) hillitty3) ((of wine, cheese etc) kept until the flavour has developed fully: a mellow burgundy.) kypsä2. verb(to make or become softer or more mature: Old age has mellowed him.) kypsyttää, pehmentää
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