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1 more or less
• noin• jotakuinkin* * *(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) suurin piirtein -
2 less
• sitä vähemmän• vähäisempi• vähennettynä jollakin• vähemmän• vähempimathematics• miinus• mitä vähemmän• pienempi* * *les 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) pienempi, vähemmän2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) vähemmän3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) vähemmän4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) miinus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) vähemmän- no less a person than -
3 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) mitä vähemmän... sitä vähemmän t. enemmän -
4 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) mitä enemmän... sitä -
5 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) jokseenkin -
6 approximately
• osapuilleen• noin• arviolta• pyöreästi• likimain• likimäärin• miltei• suunnileen• suurin piirtein• suunnilleen* * *adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) suunnilleen -
7 just about
• miltei* * *(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) suunnilleen -
8 lie
• olla pitkällään• olla• huijata• huiputtaa• huijaus• virua• sijaitamilitary• asema• valhe• vale• valehdella• puhua perättömiä• puhua pötyä• lekotella• levätä• narrata• petkutus• maata• piillä• loikoa• lojua• loikoilla* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) valhe2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) maata, olla2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) sijaita, olla3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) olla4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) piillä•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down -
9 links
• ruohoa kasvava• yhdistää• liittää yhteen• kalvosinnapit• golf-kenttä• yhtyä* * *liŋks1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) rantanummi2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) -
10 mug
• pahoinpidellä• ryöstää• tomppeli• tuoppi• kirjatoukka• kippo• hakata• muki• mukillinen• mukiloida• naamataulu• naama• seideli• kolpakko* * *I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.) muki- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.) pärstäIII past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.) mukiloida- mugger -
11 next to
• ohessa• rinnalle• rinnalla• viereinen• vieressä• vierellä• melkein• pitkin• lähinnä vieressä* * *1) (beside: She sat next to me.) viereen, vieressä2) (closest to: In height, George comes next to me.) lähinnä3) (more or less; pretty well: His writing is next to illegible.) lähes -
12 virtually
• todellisuudessa• itse asiassa• käytännöllisesti• käytännöllisesti katsoen* * *'və: uəli(more or less, though not strictly speaking; in effect: He was virtually penniless.) tosiasiassa -
13 come out of one's shell
(to become more confident and less shy.) tulla ulos kuorestaan -
14 damp down
• hillitä• vaimentaa* * *1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) tukahduttaa2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) taltuttaa -
15 might
• voima• valta• voimallisuus• potentiaali• pystyvyys• teho• kapasiteetti• saattaisi• mahtavuus• mahti• taito• kyky* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.) saattaa2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?) saattaisi, saada3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!) voida•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.) mahti- mighty- mightily
- mightiness -
16 negative
• osoittaa vääräksi kieltää• torjuva• hylkäävä• vastaus• epäsuotuisa• epäävä• tehdä tyhjäksi• kieltävä• kieltävä lause• kielteinen• kieltosana• kielto• negatiivikuva• nega• negatiivinen• negatiivi• taantuva* * *'neɡətiv 1. adjective1) (meaning or saying `no'; denying something: a negative answer.) kieltävä2) (expecting to fail: a negative attitude.) kielteinen3) (less than zero: -4 is a negative or minus number.) negatiivinen4) (having more electrons than normal: The battery has a negative and a positive terminal.) negatiivinen2. noun1) (a word etc by which something is denied: `No' and `never' are negatives.) kieltosana2) (the photographic film, from which prints are made, on which light and dark are reversed: I gave away the print, but I still have the negative.) negatiivi•
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