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21 refer
• ohjata• neuvoa• vedota• viitata• viitata johonkin• etsiä jostakin• esittää• alistaa• katsoa johtuvan• katsoa• jättää• mainita• tarkoittaa• kääntyä puoleen• koskea• lykätä• lähettää* * *rə'fə: 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) mainita2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) koskea3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) jättää jonkun päätettäväksi4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) tarkistaa•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) toimia erotuomarina- reference book
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22 be up in arms
(to be very angry and make a great protest (about something): He is up in arms about the decision to close the road.) sotajalalla -
23 boast
• omakehu• hämäys• isotella• soida• uhota• pröystäillä• puhua suuria• pöyhistellä• pöyhkeillä• raikua• rehvastella• rehennellä• kehuskella• kehuskelu• kehua• kantautua• kantaa• kerskua• kerskailla• kerskaus• kerskailu• kerskata• kiiriä• leuhkia• levennellä• leveillä• kaikua• kahinoida• kajahtaa• kajahdella• mahtailla• ylpeillä• ylpeillä jollakin• ylvästellä• kukkoilla• kuulua• komeilla• kopeilla* * *bəust 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) kerskua2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) kerskailu(n aihe)- boastful- boastfully
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24 brood
• idätellä• idättää• jälkeläiset• hautoa• hauduttaa• mietiskellä• mietiskellä (hautoa)• pesue• pentue• poikue* * *bru:d 1. verb1) ((of birds) to sit on eggs.) hautoa2) (to think (about something) anxiously for some time: There's no point in brooding about what happened.) hautoa2. noun(the number of young hatched at one time.) pesue -
25 inkling
• tunne• vihi• vihje* * *'iŋkliŋ(a slight idea or suspicion (about something that is happening): I had no inkling of what was going on until she told me all about it.) aavistus -
26 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) selostaa tilanne, olla kuvassa mukanaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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27 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) selostaa tilanne, olla kuvassa mukanaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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28 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) se siitä -
29 take back
• ottaa takaisin• tuoda takaisin• epuuttaa• pyörtää• peruuttaa• perua* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) palauttaa mieleen2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) ottaa sanansa takaisin -
30 tell
• pakista• rupatella• neuvoa• ilmaista• ilmoittaa• jaaritella• juoruta• jutella• jutustella• turista• tuntea• esittää• erottaa• vaikuttaa• puhua• puhella• pyytää• tiedottaa• kehottaa• keskustella• kertoa• kannella• haastaa• haastella• sanoa• selostaa• mainita• tarinoida• käskeä• kuuluttaa• kuvata• laskea• lausuamilitary• komentaa• lukea* * *tel1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) kertoa2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) käskeä3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) kertoa4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) erottaa5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) kieliä6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) näkyä•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
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31 the blind leading the blind
(one inexperienced or incompetent person telling another about something: My teaching you about politics will be a case of the blind leading the blind.) kuin sokea taluttaisi rampaa -
32 bad
• onneton• paha• ruma• toisluokkainen• tuhma• nolo• nurja• niukka• häijy• ilkeä• heikko• heikkolaatuinen• huonolaatuinen• huono• viallinen• virheellinen• epäonniautomatic data processing• epäkelpo• ala-arvoinen• tökerö• vahingollinen• väärä• puutteellinen• raihnas• katteeton• kehno• kelvoton• kipeä• halpamainen• mätä• sairas• sekunda• surkeafinance, business, economy• tarjota• kunnoton• kurja• pilaantunut* * *bædcomparative - worse; adjective1) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) huono2) (wicked; immoral: a bad man; He has done some bad things.) paha3) (unpleasant: bad news.) ikävä4) (rotten: This meat is bad.) pilaantunut5) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) haitallinen6) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) heikko, kipeä7) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) huonovointinen8) (serious or severe: a bad accident; a bad mistake.) vakava9) ((of a debt) not likely to be paid: The firm loses money every year from bad debts.) epävarma•- badly- badness
- badly off
- feel bad about something
- feel bad
- go from bad to worse
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33 be
• olla• olla olemassa• tulla• jaksaa• tuntua• voida• sijaita• löytyä• maksaa• käyt* * *present tense am ʌm, are a:, is ɪz; past tense was woz, were w†:; present participle 'being; past participle been bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn; subjunctive were w†:; short forms I'm aim (I am), you're ju† (you are), he's hi:z (he is), she's ʃi:z (she is), it's ɪ (it is), we're wi† (we are), they're Ɵe† (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't a:nt (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't w†:nt (were not)1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) olla2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.) aikoa3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) joutua, tulla4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) olla määrä, pitää5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) olla•- being- the be-all and end-all -
34 change one's mind
• muuttaa mielensä* * *(to alter one's intention or opinion (about something): He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.) muuttaa mieltään -
35 change the subject
• muuttaa puheenaihetta* * *(to start talking about something different: I mentioned the money to her, but she changed the subject.) vaihtaa puheenaihetta -
36 consideration
• näkökohta• häikäily• tutkiminen• tuumailu• hienotunteisuus• hienovaraisuus• huolenpito• huomaavaisuus• huomioonottaminen• huomioonotto• huomio• vastike• vastahyvitys• ajatteleminen• ajattelu• arvioiminen• keskustelu• kohteliaisuus• harkinta• miete• merkitys• mielivalta• mietintä• mietintö• seikka• maltti• suunnittelu• syy• pohdinta* * *1) ((the act of) thinking about something, especially the needs or feelings of other people: He stayed at home out of consideration for his mother.) huomaavaisuus2) (a fact to be taken into account in making a decision etc: The cost of the journey is our main consideration.) näkökohta -
37 deplore
• pahoitella• valittaa• kaduttaa• harmitella• halveksia• surkutella• surra* * *di'plo:(to express disapproval and regret about (something): We all deplore the actions of murderers.) paheksua -
38 discussion
• palaveri• neuvottelu• ajatustenvaihto• väittely• keskustelu• keskustelutilaisuus• käsittely• pohdiskelu• pohdinta• kokous* * *- ʃənnoun ((an act of) talking about something: I think there has been too much discussion of this subject; Discussions between the heads of state took place in strict security.) keskustelu -
39 dwell on
• viipyä jossakin* * *(to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) vatvoa -
40 fanatic
• palava• tulinen• intomielinen• innokas• intoilija• intohimoinen• hurmahenkinen• hurmahenki• fanaatikko• fanaattinen• uskonkiihkoinen• raivoisa• temperamenttinen• kiihkeä• kiihkopäinen• kiihkoilija• kiihkomielinen• kiihkoisa• kiivas• kiivailija• myrskyisä• yltiöpää• yltiöpäinen• yltiö• yltiöhurjapää• kuumaverinen* * *fə'nætik(a person who is (too) enthusiastic about something: a religious fanatic.) fanaatikko- fanatical- fanatic
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