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1 nowadays
• nyt• nykyisin• nykyään• nyttemmin• nykyaikana• tällä hetkellä• tätä nykyä• parhaillaan* * *adverb (at the present period of time: Food is very expensive nowadays.) nykyään -
2 any more
• enää* * *(any longer; nowadays: He doesn't go any more, but he used to go twice a week.) enää -
3 call
• tituloida• nimittää• hälyyttää• hälyttäästock exchange• julkihuuto• herättää• huhuilla• huutaa• huhuilu• huuto• huudahtaa• huudella• velkoa• velkomus• vierailla• vierailu• vieraskäynti• esiinhuutolaw• esiinhuuto oikeudessa• soittaa• soitto• soittaa puhelimella• vaatimus• puhelinsoitto• potilaskäynti• puhelu• puhutellalaw• kehotus• haastaa• merkinanto• sanoa joksikin• sanoa• mainitaphysics• ääni• kutsu• kukkua• kutsu(tietotekn)automatic data processing• kutsua (ATK)automatic data processing• kutsu (ATK)• käynti• käväistä• kutsumus• kutsuääni• käyntikerta• käydä• kutsua• kutsua(tietotekn)• kutsuhuuto• kutsumerkki• poiketa* * *ko:l 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kutsua2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) pitää jonakin3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) huutaa4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) kutsua5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) käydä6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) soittaa7) ((in card games) to bid.) tarjota2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) huuto2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) kutsuhuuto3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) käynti4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) puhelu5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) kutsu6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) kysyntä7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) aihe•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call -
4 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 -
5 divorce
• vieroittaa• avioero• erota• erota aviopuolisosta• ero* * *di'vo:s 1. noun(the legal ending of a marriage: Divorce is becoming more common nowadays.) avioero2. verb1) (to end one's marriage (with): He's divorcing her for desertion; They were divorced two years ago.) erota2) (to separate: You can't divorce these two concepts.) erottaa -
6 few
• jokunen• harvat• hiukan• vähälukuinen• vähän• harva• harvalukuinen• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) harvat- a few- few and far between -
7 hardly
• niukasti• niukin naukin• hädin tuskin• juuri ja juuri• tuskin• täpärästi• työläästi• harvoin• ankarasti• vaivoin* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) tuskin2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) tuskin3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) tuskin -
8 little
• niukasti• niukalti• hiukkasen• hitunen• hiukan• verran• ei juuri ollenkaan• vähä• vähäinen määrä• vähän• vähäinen• rahtu• mitätön• pienehkö• pikkumainen• pikkuriikkinen• pikkuisen• pikkuinen• pikkuruinen• pikkainen• poikanen• pikkarainen• pienoinen• pikku• pieni* * *'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pieni2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) vähäinen3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) vähäpätöinen2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) vähän3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) vähän2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) vähän3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ei ollenkaan•- a little- little by little
- make little of -
9 modern language
• nykykieli* * *(a language spoken nowadays (as opposed to ancient Greek, Latin etc).) uudet kielet -
10 now
• no• nyt• nyt heti• nykyisin• nyt kun• nykyhetkellä• nyttemmin• no niin• nykyään• juuri• tällä kertaa• tällä hetkellä• tällöin• heti• kas noin• parhaillaan* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nyt2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) heti3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) tällä hetkellä, tästä lähtien4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) sillä hetkellä5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nyt6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) no niin, -han, -hän2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) nyt kun- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
11 patronise
'pæ-, ]( American) 'pei-1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) holhota2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) suosia -
12 patronize
• suosia* * *'pæ-, ]( American) 'pei-1) (to behave towards (someone) in a way which is kind and friendly but which nevertheless shows that one thinks oneself to be more important, clever etc than that person: He's a nice fellow but he does patronize his assistants.) holhota2) (to visit (a shop, theatre, society etc) regularly: That's not a shop I patronize nowadays.) suosia -
13 singing
• runonlaulanta• veisuu• laulava• laulu* * *noun (the art or activity of making musical sounds with one's voice: Do you do much singing nowadays?; ( also adjective) a singing lesson/teacher.) laulaminen, laulu- -
14 smut
• ruokoton puhe• ruoste• noeta• nokipilkkutechnology• noki• tahra• tahrata* * *(vulgar or indecent talk etc: There is too much smut on television nowadays!) törky- smutty- smuttiness -
15 spirit
• rohkeus• tulinen mieli• ilmapiiri• into• tuulenhenki• henkiolento• henki• vilkkaus• elämä• eloisuus• sielu• sisäinen olemus• alkoholi• aave• väkijuomat• pyhä• pyhähenki• terhakkuus• mieliala• mieli• sprii• luonne* * *'spirit1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) henki2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) henki, sielu3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) into, rohkeus•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level -
16 stick
• olla• oksaaviation• ohjaussauva• panna• palikka• painaa• pamppu• riuku• risu• riippua kiinni• tuikata• hämmentyä puheessaan• imeytyä• iskeä• istua• juuttua• työntäistä• työntää• varpu• varsi• epäröidä• sitoa• sietää• arastella• törröttää• puikko• puhkaista• pötkö• pysyä• pysyä uskollisena• tikku• karttu• keihästää• kapula• kepakko• keppifinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• liimata• liisteröidä• liimautua• jäädä• kalikka• jääpallomaila• kanki• jääkiekkomaila• patukka• sauva• seiväs• mailaautomatic data processing• lävistää• survaista• takertua• tanko• tarttua• tarrautua• tarttua (takertua)• tarttua kiinni• tahmautua• piintyä• pistäytyä• pinttyä• pistää• pitää kiinni* * *I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) pistää2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) törröttää3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) kiinnittää, tarttua4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) juuttua•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II stik noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) keppi2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) keppi, maila, kapula3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) varsi, tanko•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick -
17 stocking
• varastointi• sukka (naisen)• sukka(naisten)• sukka* * *'stokiŋ(one of a pair of close-fitting coverings for the legs and feet, reaching to or above the knee: Most women prefer tights to stockings nowadays.) pitkä sukka -
18 vote
• valita• päättää• myöntää• paultoääni• selittää• ääni(äänestys)• ääniosuus• äänioikeus• ääni• äänestää• ääni (• äänestys• äänestää (kokous)administration and government• äänestyslippu• pitää* * *vəut 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) ääni, äänioikeus, äänestys2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) äänestää2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) myöntää määräraha•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks
См. также в других словарях:
Nowadays — Now a*days (nou [.a]*d[=a]z ), adv. [For now on (OE. an) days. See {A }, 1.] In these days; at the present time. [1913 Webster] What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays? Garrick. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nowadays — (adv.) late 14c., contracted from Middle English nou adayes (mid 14c.), from NOW (Cf. now) + adayes during the day, with adverbial genitive (see DAY (Cf. day)) … Etymology dictionary
nowadays — ► ADVERB ▪ at the present time, in contrast with the past … English terms dictionary
nowadays — [nou′ə dāz΄] adv. [ME nou adaies < now + on + day + s, adv. suffix] in these days; at the present time n. the present time … English World dictionary
nowadays — [[t]na͟ʊədeɪz[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl Nowadays means at the present time, in contrast with the past. Nowadays it s acceptable for women to be ambitious. But it wasn t then... I don t see much of Tony nowadays. Syn: these days … English dictionary
nowadays — /now euh dayz /, adv. 1. at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays. n. 2. the present: The kitchens of nowadays are much more efficient than when I was a boy. [1325 75; ME nou adaies; see NOW, A 1, DAY, S1]… … Universalium
nowadays — now|a|days S2 [ˈnauədeız] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: now + a days during the day (14 18 centuries)] now, compared with what happened in the past ▪ Nowadays people are rarely shocked by the sex they see on television. ▪ Most people nowadays are … Dictionary of contemporary English
nowadays — adverb /ˈna.ʊə.deɪz/ a) At the present time. BOTTOM: : and yet, to say the truth, reason and love keep little company together now a days: […] b) In the current era. What men of spirit, nowadays, Come to give sober judgment of new plays? … Wiktionary
nowadays — now|a|days [ nauə,deız ] adverb MAINLY SPOKEN ** at the present time, not in the past: Lots of people get divorced nowadays … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nowadays — adverb now, compared with what happened in the past: Nowadays young people are much more aware of ecological issues than they used to be … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
nowadays — adverb nowadays, it seems as if everyone is obsessed with staying young Syn: these days, today, at the present time, in these times, in this day and age, now, currently, at the moment, at present, at this moment in time; in the present climate,… … Thesaurus of popular words
