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1 the
• sitä• sellainen• se* * *ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
2 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) panna kaikki yhden kortin varaanEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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3 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) ojasta allikkoonEnglish-Finnish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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4 spiral
• venkura• silmukka• kiertyä• kierukka• kierteinen• kierre-• kierukkamainen• kiemura• kiemurainen• kierre• kiehkura• kierukkainen• kierä• kaartua• mutka• spiraalimainen• spiraali• kutri• käämi• koukero* * *1. adjective1) (coiled round like a spring, with each coil the same size as the one below: a spiral staircase.) kierre-2) (winding round and round, usually tapering to a point: a spiral shell.) kierteinen2. noun1) (an increase or decrease, or rise or fall, becoming more and more rapid (eg in prices).) kierre2) (a spiral line or object: A spiral of smoke rose from the chimney.) spiraali3. verb(to go or move in a spiral, especially to increase more and more rapidly: Prices have spiralled in the last six months.) kiertyä, nousta nopeasti- spirally -
5 which
• joka• jota• mikä• minkä• kumpi• kuka* * *wi 1. adjective, pronoun(used in questions etc when asking someone to point out, state etc one or more persons, things etc from a particular known group: Which (colour) do you like best?; Which route will you travel by?; At which station should I change trains?; Which of the two girls do you like better?; Tell me which books you would like; Let me know which train you'll be arriving on; I can't decide which to choose.) mikä, kuka, kumpi2. relative pronoun((used to refer to a thing or things mentioned previously to distinguish it or them from others: able to be replaced by that except after a preposition: able to be omitted except after a preposition or when the subject of a clause) (the) one(s) that: This is the book which/that was on the table; This is the book (which/that) you wanted; A scalpel is a type of knife which/that is used by surgeons; The chair (which/that) you are sitting on is broken; The documents for which they were searching have been recovered.) joka, mikä3. relative adjective, relative pronoun(used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on something: My new car, which I paid several thousand pounds for, is not running well; He said he could speak Russian, which was untrue; My father may have to go into hospital, in which case he won't be going on holiday.)- which is which? - which is which -
6 only
• paitsi• vasta• vielä• enää• ainoastaan• ainoa• ainut• vain• mutta• pelkästään• pelkkä• suinkaan• suinkin• yksi• yksin• yksistään• yksinomaan* * *'əunli 1. adjective(without any others of the same type: He has no brothers or sisters - he's an only child; the only book of its kind.) ainoa2. adverb1) (not more than: We have only two cups left; He lives only a mile away.) vain2) (alone: Only you can do it.) vain3) (showing the one action done, in contrast to other possibilities: I only scolded the child - I did not smack him.) pelkästään4) (not longer ago than: I saw him only yesterday.) vasta, juuri5) (showing the one possible result of an action: If you do that, you'll only make him angry.) ainoastaan3. conjunction(except that, but: I'd like to go, only I have to work.) mutta- only too -
7 common
• totunnainen• normaali• hyväksyttävä• jokapäiväinen• julkinen• tyydyttävä• tunnettu• epähieno• frekventti• alhainen• arkipäiväinen• arkinen• usein esiintyvä• vallitseva• yhteinen• yhteis-• yhteiskunnallinen• yhteismaa• yhteisniitty• rahvaanomainen• tavanomainen• tavallinen• kelvollinen• keskinkertainen• kohtalainen• halpa• sovinnainen• yleinen• käypä• laatuunkäypä* * *'komən 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) yleinen, tavallinen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) yhteinen3) (publicly owned: common property.) julkinen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) karkea5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) tavallinen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) yleisnimi2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) yleinen virkistysalue- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
8 ambiguous
• epäselvä• erehdyttävä• epätietoinen• kaksimerkityksinen• kaksimielinen• kahteen suuntaan taipuva• kaksiselitteinenlaw• kaksipuolinen• monitilainen• monimerkityksinen• monitarkoituksinen• monitulkintainen• moniselitteinen• monimielinen* * *æm'biɡjuəs(having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) moniselitteinen- ambiguity -
9 hundred
• sata* * *1. noun1) ((plural hundred) the number 100: Ten times ten is a hundred; more than one/a hundred; There must be at least six hundred of them here.) sata2) (the figure 100.) sata3) (the age of 100: She's over a hundred; a man of a hundred.) sadan vuoden ikä4) ((plural hundred) a hundred pounds or dollars: I lost several hundred at the casino last night.) sata2. adjective1) (100 in number: six hundred people; a few hundred pounds.) sata2) (aged 100: He is a hundred today.) satavuotias•- hundred-- hundredfold
- hundredth
- hundreds of -
10 plural
• monikkomuoto• monikko• monikollinen• pluraali* * *'pluərəlnoun, adjective((in) the form of a word which expresses more than one: `Mice' is the plural of `mouse'; a plural noun/verb; Is the verb in the singular or the plural?) monikko -
11 railway
technology• rautatie (tek.)• rata• rautatie• rautatie(tekniikka)* * *1) (a track with (usually more than one set of) two (or sometimes three) parallel steel rails on which trains run: They're building a new railway; ( also adjective) a railway station.) rautatie2) ((sometimes in plural) the whole organization which is concerned with the running of trains, the building of tracks etc: He has a job on the railway; The railways are very badly run in some countries.) rautatie -
12 profit
• palkkio• saada• rikastua• tulos• tulot• tulo• netota• hyötyä• hyödyttää• hyödyllisyys• hyöty• tuottaa voittoa• tuotto• vaurastua• etu• apu• ansio• ansaitafinance, business, economy• voitto• voittaa• tienatafinance, business, economy• liikevoittofinance, business, economy• myyntivoitto* * *'profit 1. noun1) (money which is gained in business etc, eg from selling something for more than one paid for it: I made a profit of $8,000 on my house; He sold it at a huge profit.) voitto2) (advantage; benefit: A great deal of profit can be had from travelling abroad.) hyöty2. verb((with from or by) to gain profit(s) from: The business profited from its exports; He profited by his opponent's mistakes.) hyötyä- profitably -
13 several
• erillinen• eri• erityinen• usea• useat• monet• muutama• muutamia• lukuisia• lukuisa* * *'sevrəl 1. adjective(more than one or two, but not a great many: Several weeks passed before he got a reply to his letter.) usea2. pronoun(some or a few: Several of them are ill; Of the eggs, several were broken.) jotkut, jotkin -
14 do
• riittää• tulla toimeen• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• näytellä osaa• järjestää• hommailla• huijaus• voida• siistiä• ajaa• askarrella• askaroida• valmistaa• välttää• tehdä• kelvata• kemut• kammata• harjoittaa• mennä• petkuttaa• matkustaa• menestyä• menetellä• suorittaa• sopiaautomatic data processing• suorittaa(haku)• laittaa• pirskeet* * *du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
15 heart
• rohkeus• rinta• herttakortti• hertta• sielu• ydinkohta• ydin• keskusta• keskus• mieli• sydän• kotiliesi* * *1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) sydän2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) keskus, ydin3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) sydän4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) rohkeus5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) sydän6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) hertta•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) luottamuksellinen keskustelu- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart -
16 fork
• oksanhaara• nostaa• erota• haarautumiskohta• haarautuma• hanka• haara• haarautua• hanko• haarukka• haarauma• haaraantua• talikko• tadikko• äänirauta• kääntää hangolla• pihti* * *fo:k 1. noun1) (an instrument with two or more pointed pieces for piercing and lifting things: We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.) haarukka, hanko, talikko2) (the point at which a road, river etc divides into two or more branches or divisions: a fork in the river.) haara3) (one of the branches or divisions of a road, river etc into which the road, river etc divides: Take the left fork (of the road).) haara2. verb1) ((of a road, river etc) to divide into (usually two) branches or divisions: The main road forks here.) haarautua2) ((of a person or vehicle) to follow one of the branches or divisions into which a road has divided: The car forked left.) kääntyä3) (to lift or move with a fork: The farmer forked the hay.) nostaa hangolla•- forked- fork-lift truck
- fork out -
17 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
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18 right
• oikeisto* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) oikea2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) oikea3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) oikein4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) oikea2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) oikeus2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) oikeassa3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) oikealle, oikealla4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) oikeisto3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) juuri2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) heti3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) aivan4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) suoraan5) (to the right: Turn right.) oikealle6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) oikein4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) suoristaa2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) oikaista5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') selvä- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) oikeistolainen- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right -
19 even
• todella• ihan• ilta• jopa• vieläpä• vielä• vieläkin• avara• edes• siloinen• silkoinen• sileä• aivan• täysin• vaakasuora• vakaa• vallan• vähittäinen• yhdenmukainen• päittäin• ratki• kerrassaan• kin• kokonaan• leveä• peräti• peräti (jopa)• parillinen• samanlainen• suorastaan• säännöllinen• tasainen• tasata• tasaväkinen• tasoittaa• tasainen (laakea)• tasapäinen• yhtäläinen• ylenfinance, business, economy• kuitti• laaka• laaja• laakea• lopen* * *I 1. i:vən adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) samankorkuinen, samanlainen, tasainen2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) tasainen, sileä3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) tasainen4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) parillinen5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) tasoissa6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) tasainen2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.)2) (to make smooth or level.)•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II i:vən adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) edes, jopa2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) vieläkin•- even if- even so
- even though -
20 lose
• hävitä (tal.)• hävittäätechnology• häviö• hävitä• joutua tappiolle• hukata• pudottaa• jäädä• kadottaa• jätättää• menettää• kärsiä tappio* * *lu:zpast tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) kadottaa, menettää2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) menettää3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) hukata4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) hävitä5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) tuhlata•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on
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