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1 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) olla pahoillaan -
2 feel bad (about something)
(to feel upset or ashamed about something: I feel bad about forgetting to telephone you.) olla pahoillaan -
3 something like
• jotensakin• suunnilleen• suunnilleen noin* * *1) (about: We have something like five hundred people working here.) suunnilleen2) (rather like: A zebra is something like a horse with stripes.) jokseenkin kuin -
4 get something off one's chest
(to tell the truth about something that is worrying one.) keventää sydäntään -
5 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) harkita tarkoinEnglish-Finnish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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6 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) harkita tarkoinEnglish-Finnish dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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7 what about?
• entäpä?* * *1) (used in asking whether the listener would like (to do) something: What about a glass of milk?; What about going to the cinema?) miten olisi?2) (used in asking for news or advice: What about your new book?; What about the other problem?) entä -
8 poke about/around
(to look or search for something among other things.) penkoa -
9 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) ei panna pahakseen -
10 take (something) in good part
(not to be upset, offended or annoyed (eg by a joke, remark etc): John took the jokes about his accident with the pot of paint all in good part.) ei panna pahakseen -
11 argue
• osoittaa• todistella• inttää• järkeillä• elämöidä• esittää syitä• argumentoida• väitellä• väittää• riidellä• keskustella• kinata• kinastella• kiistellä• motivoida• perustella• penätä* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) kiistellä2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) esittää perusteluja3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) suostutella4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) perustella, väitellä•- arguable- argument
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12 come clean
(to tell the truth about something, often about something about which one has previously lied.) tunnustaa -
13 twice
• kaksi kertaa• kahdesti• kaksinkertaistaa* * *1) (two times: I've been to London twice.) kahdesti2) (two times the amount of: She has twice his courage.) kaksinkertainen3) (two times as good etc as: He is twice the man you are.) kaksin verroin parempi•- think twice about doing something- think twice about something -
14 release
automatic data processing• ohjelman versio• irrotus• irralleentechnology• irrotin• irrottaminen• irrotuslaite• irrottua• irrottaa• irroittaa• irrottautua• julkistaminen• julkistaa• julkistus• julkaista• julkaiseminen• hellittää• vapautusmääräys• vapauttaminen• vapautus• versio(ohjelman,laitteen)• vapauttaa• vapautuminen• aukaista• esittämislupa• armahtaa• puhelun katkaiseminen• päästää irti• päästää vapauteen• päästää vapaaksi• päästää• päästö• kirvoittaa• pelastaa• pelastus• laukaisija• laukaisu-technology• laukaisin• laukaisu(tekniikka)• laskea• laukaistatechnology• laukaisu (tek.)• laukaisu• luovuttaa• luopua jostakin* * *rə'li:s 1. verb1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) vapauttaa2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) päästää irti3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) vapauttaa4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) julkistaa5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) julkaista2. noun1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) vapautus, julkaisu2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) julkaisu, tiedote -
15 debate
• neuvottelu• neuvotella• depatti• väittely• väittely (keskustelu)• väitellä• keskustelutilaisuus• keskustelu• keskustella• kiistely• kiista• motivoida• pohtia* * *di'beit 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) keskustelu, väittely2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) käsitellä, keskustella2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) miettiä• -
16 follow up
automatic data processing• täydentää• lisätä• seurantarata• syventää* * *1) (to go further in doing something: The police are following up a clue.) seurata2) (to find out more about (something): I followed up the news.) seurata -
17 forgive
• antaa anteeksi• armahtaa• suoda anteeksi* * *fə'ɡivpast tense - forgave; verb1) (to stop being angry with (someone who has done something wrong): He forgave her for stealing his watch.)2) (to stop being angry about (something that someone has done): He forgave her angry words.)•- forgiving -
18 indicator
• osoittaja• osoitin• näytintechnology• ilmaisin• indikaattori• tunnuslukutechnology• vilkkuvalo• vilkku• mittari• merkkiaine• suuntaviitta* * *noun (a pointer, sign, instrument etc which indicates something or gives information about something: the indicator on the petrol gauge of a car.) osoitin -
19 plot
• palsta (maa-)• palsta (maa)• palstaautomatic data processing• tulostaa piirturilla• tonttiautomatic data processing• tulostaa(piirturilla)• intrigoida• juonitella• juonia• juoni• juonittelu• vehkeillä• viljelys• viljelmä• diagrammi• esittää graafisesti• punoa• punoa salajuonia• punoa juonia• kieroilla• kiinteistö• merkitä• sarka• salahanke• salaliitto• salajuoni• maatilkku• suunnitella• piirtää• piirturituloste* * *plot 1. noun1) (a plan, especially for doing something evil; a conspiracy: a plot to assassinate the President.) salajuoni2) (the story of a play, novel etc: The play has a very complicated plot.) juoni3) (a small piece of land eg for use as a gardening area or for building a house on.) maapalsta2. verb1) (to plan to bring about (something evil): They were plotting the death of the king.) hautoa2) (to make a plan, map, graph etc of: The navigator plotted the course of the ship.) kartoittaa -
20 rake up
• kaivaa esille• haravoida* * *(to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten).) kaivella vanhoja asioita
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