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21 gold
• kulta• kultainen* * *ɡould1) (an element, a precious yellow metal used for making jewellery etc: This watch is made of gold; ( also adjective) a gold watch.) kulta2) (coins, jewellery etc made of gold.) kulta3) (the colour of the metal: the shades of brown and gold of autumn leaves; ( also adjective) a gold carpet.) kulta, kullanvärinen•- golden- goldfish
- gold-leaf
- gold medal
- gold-mine
- gold-rush
- goldsmith
- as good as gold
- golden opportunity -
22 grasp
• oivaltaa• ote• ottaa• iskostua• juuttua• hoksata• huomata• tavoitella• kiinnike• kiinnipito• kahmaisu• jäädä kiinni• kahmaista• napata• tarttua• tarrautua• tarrata• tartunta• takertua• tajuta• tarttua ahnaasti• ymmärrys• älytä• ymmärtää• äkätä• käydä käsiksi• käydä kiinni• käsitys• käsittää• käsityskyky• leikata• pitää kiinni jostakin• kouraista• luja ote* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) tarttua2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) käsittää2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) ote2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) ymmärrys•- grasping -
23 heaven-sent
adjective (very lucky or convenient: a heaven-sent opportunity.) taivaan lähettämä -
24 let slip
• ilmentää* * *1) (to miss (an opportunity etc): I let the chance slip, unfortunately.) päästää käsistään2) (to say (something) unintentionally: She let slip some remark about my daughter.) lipsauttaa -
25 lost
• hävinnyt• turha• hukkunut• hukkaan joutunut• hukka• hukassa• hukkaan• auttamaton• eksyksissä• eksynyt• kodoksiin• kadotettu• kadonnut• kadoksiin• kadoksissa• harhaan• harhautunut• menetettyfinance, business, economy• tappiollinen• poissa* * *1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) kadonnut2) (not won: The game is lost.) menetetty3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) hukkaan heitetty4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) eksynyt -
26 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) ottaa kaikki irti -
27 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) ottaa kaikki irti -
28 miss
• neiti* * *mis 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) lyödä ohi2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) myöhästyä3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) menettää4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) ikävöidä5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) kaivata6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) mennä ohi korvien7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) jättää väliin8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) olla huomaamatta9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) välttää10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) katkoa2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) ohilyönti- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat -
29 miss the boat
(to be left behind, miss an opportunity etc: I meant to send her a birthday card but I missed the boat - her birthday was last week.) menettää tilaisuus -
30 opening
• johdanto• vihkiminen• aukikytkentä• avajaiset• avaus• avaaminen• aukko• avajaistilaisuus• ensi-ilta• aloitus• alkajaiset• alku• reikä• tilaisuus• kita• halkio• pelinavaus• mahdollisuus• suu• kuilu* * *1) (a hole; a clear or open space: an opening in the fence/forest.) aukko2) (a beginning: the opening of the film; ( also adjective) the chairman's opening remarks.) alku3) (the act of becoming or making open, the ceremony of making open: the opening of a flower/shop/door; the opening of the new theatre.) avajaistilaisuus4) (an opportunity for work: There are good openings in the automobile industry.) työtilaisuus -
31 opportunities
plural; see opportunity -
32 pass up
• hylätä• päästää käsistään* * *(not to accept (a chance, opportunity etc): He passed up the offer of a good job.) hylätä -
33 say
• tokaista• todeta• ilmaista• ilmoittaa• jutella• vastata• virkkaa• deklamoida• väittää• pukahtaa• puhua• puuskahtaa• sananvalta• sanoa• sanottava• sanokaamme• mainita• lausua• lausahtaa• lukea* * *sei 1. 3rd person singular present tense - says; verb1) (to speak or utter: What did you say?; She said `Yes'.)2) (to tell, state or declare: She said how she had enjoyed meeting me; She is said to be very beautiful.)3) (to repeat: The child says her prayers every night.)4) (to guess or estimate: I can't say when he'll return.)2. noun(the right or opportunity to state one's opinion: I haven't had my say yet; We have no say in the decision.) sananvalta, sanottava- saying- have
- I wouldn't say no to
- let's say
- say
- say the word
- that is to say -
34 scope
• tilavuus• toiminta-ala• tutkan kuvaputki• vapaus• skooppi• ala• alue• ulottuvuus• vaikutusalue• puitteet• kantavuus• liikkumatila• liikkumavara• pelivara• soveltamisala• käyttöalue• laajuuselectricity• piiri* * *skəup1) ((often with for) the opportunity or chance to do, use or develop: There's no scope for originality in this job.) liikkuma-ala2) (the area or extent of an activity etc: Few things are beyond the scope of a child's imagination.) ulottuvuus, rajat -
35 seize
• ottaa haltuun• panna takavarikkoon• ottaa saaliiksi• ottaa kiinni• rosvota• ryöstää• riistää• näpistää• jahdata• juuttua• varastaa• viedä• siepata• anastaalaw• ulosmitata• vallata• vangitseminen• pölliä• repiä• leikkautua• leikkautua kiinni• kaapata• napata• tarrata• tarttua• tarttua kiinni• takertuafinance, business, economy• takavarikoida• kukistaa• kääntää• kähveltää• leikata kiinni• pihistää• kouraista* * *si:z1) (to take or grasp suddenly, especially by force: She seized the gun from him; He seized her by the arm; He seized the opportunity of leaving.) siepata, tarttua2) (to take, especially by force or by law: The police seized the stolen property.) takavarikoida•- seizure- seize on
- seize up -
36 snatch
• ottaa• riuhtoa• riistää• riuhtaista• näpistää• nipistys• nyhtää• nyhtäistä• nykiä• nykäistä• nyppiä• varastaa• vetää• vetäistä• sieppaus• siepata• anastaa• repiä• riipaista• tempaisu• tempaista• tempaus• tempoa• temmata• katkelma• kiskaista• kiskoa• kaapata• napata• tarttua• tarrautua• kähveltää• pihistää• kopata• koukata* * *snæ 1. verb1) (to (try to) seize or grab suddenly: The monkey snatched the biscuit out of my hand.) siepata2) (to take quickly, when one has time or the opportunity: She managed to snatch an hour's sleep.) sallia itselleen2. noun1) (an attempt to seize: The thief made a snatch at her handbag.) sieppausyritys2) (a short piece or extract eg from music, conversation etc: a snatch of conversation.) katkelma -
37 strange
• omituinen• omalaatuinen• outo• tottumaton• ihmeotus• ihmeellinen• tuntematon• vieras a.• vieras• eriskummallinen• epätavallinen• arvoituksellinen• merkillinen• muukalainen• kumma• kummallinen* * *strein‹1) (not known, seen etc before; unfamiliar or foreign: What would you do if you found a strange man in your house?; Whenever you're in a strange country, you should take the opportunity of learning the language.) vieras2) (unusual, odd or queer: She had a strange look on her face; a strange noise.) omituinen•- strangeness
- stranger
- strange to say/tell/relate
- strangely enough -
38 unable
• huono• epäpätevä• estynyt• pystymätön• kehno• kykenemätön• kyvytön* * *(without enough strength, power, skill, opportunity, information etc to be able (to do something): I am unable to get out of bed; I shall be unable to meet you for lunch today.) kykenemätön -
39 waste
• roina• riuduttaa• roskat• roska• riutua• tuhota• tuhlaus• tuhottu• tuhlata• näivettää• näivettyätechnology• häviöfinance, business, economy• hävikki• hävittää• jäteaine• jäte• jätteet• jäteaineet• turmella• tähde• hukata• hylkytavaraforest and paper industry• hylky• hukka• hylkyaine• hivuttaa• hukkakäyttö• viemäri• viljelemätön• asumaton• autio• autio maa• aavikko• törsätä• törsäys• väheneminen• kerskakulutus• leikkaushäviö• haaskata• haaskaaminen• haaskaus• menettää• tappio• ylijäämä• kulutus• kuihduttaa• kuona• kuluttaa• käyttää* * *weist 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) tuhlata2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) jäte2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) haaskaus3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) erämaa•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away -
40 watch
• tuijottaa• tähystää• tutkailla• tähyillä• hoitaa• vartiointi• varoa• vartiovuoro• vartio• vartioaika• vartioida• seurata• vahtimiehistö• vahti• vahdata• vahtivuoro• vahtia• valvoa• valvoa(tarkkailla)• valvoa (pitää silm.)• väijyä• katsoa• katsella• kello• tasku- rannekello• tarkastellabookkeeping• tarkastaa• tarkkailu• tarkata• tarkkailla• pitää silmällä* * *wo 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) kello2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) yövartio3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) vahtivuoro2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) katsoa2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) tähystää3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) varoa4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) vahtia5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) kärkkyä•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over
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