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    • ohitse
    • ohi
    • nurin
    • iki
    • jäljellä
    • jäljelle
    • erimielinen
    • aikana
    • uudelleen
    • ulko-
    • päällä
    • päällitse
    • päälle
    • päällystää
    • liika
    • liika-
    • yli
    • ylä-
    • yläpuolella
    • ääressä
    • yläpuolelle
    • yli-
    • yllä
    • ylen
    • ylitse
    • kovin
    • kumoon
    • pitkään
    • lopussa
    • läpi
    * * *
    'əuvə 1. preposition
    1) (higher than; above in position, number, authority etc: Hang that picture over the fireplace; He's over 90 years old.) yläpuolella, yli
    2) (from one side to another, on or above the top of; on the other side of: He jumped over the gate; She fell over the cat; My friend lives over the street.) yli, toisella puolella
    3) (covering: He put his handkerchief over his face.) päällä, päälle
    4) (across: You find people like him all over the world.) joka puolella
    5) (about: a quarrel over money.) vuoksi
    6) (by means of: He spoke to her over the telephone.) välityksellä
    7) (during: Over the years, she grew to hate her husband.) kuluessa
    8) (while having etc: He fell asleep over his dinner.) kesken, aikana
    2. adverb
    1) (higher, moving etc above: The plane flew over about an hour ago.)
    2) (used to show movement, change of position: He rolled over on his back; He turned over the page.)
    3) (across: He went over and spoke to them.)
    4) (downwards: He fell over.)
    5) (higher in number etc: for people aged twenty and over.)
    6) (remaining: There are two cakes for each of us, and two over.)
    7) (through from beginning to end, carefully: Read it over; Talk it over between you.)
    3. adjective
    (finished: The affair is over now.) ylitse
    4. noun
    ((in cricket) a certain number of balls bowled from one end of the wicket: He bowled thirty overs in the match.) vuoro
    5. as part of a word
    1) (too (much), as in overdo.)
    2) (in a higher position, as in overhead.)
    3) (covering, as in overcoat.)
    4) (down from an upright position, as in overturn.)
    5) (completely, as in overcome.)
    - over all
    - over and done with

    English-Finnish dictionary > over

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