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21 abstract
• varastaa• erottaa• abstrahoida• abstrakti• abstraktinen• ajatusperäinen• ajatuksellinen• vaikeatajuinen• yhteenveto• referaatti• tehdä yhteenveto• tiivistelmä• selostus• supistelma• käsitteellinen• konseptuaalinen• lyhennys• lyhentää• luonnos• lyhennelmä* * *'æbstrækt 1. adjective1) ((of a noun) referring to something which exists as an idea and which is not physically real: Truth, poverty and bravery are abstract nouns.) abstrakti2) ((of painting, sculpture etc) concerned with colour, shape, texture etc rather than showing things as they really appear: an abstract sketch of a vase of flowers.) abstrakti2. noun(a summary (of a book, article etc).) tiivistelmä -
22 acute
• nopeasti kehittyvä• huutava• akuutimedicine, veterinary• akuutti• ankara• teräväsanainen• terävänäköinen• terävä-älyinen• terävä• kimakka• kimeä• kipeä• tarkka• äkillisluontoinen• äkillinen• korkea* * *ə'kju:t1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akuutti2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) huutava3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) terävä4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) tarkka5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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23 aloof
• varautunut• epäkunnioittava• erillään• erillinen• välinpitämätön• vähäpuheinen• väheksyvä• halveksiva• seuraa karttava* * *ə'lu:f 1. adverb(apart or at a distance from other people: I kept aloof from the whole business.) syrjässä2. adjective(not sociable and friendly: People find the new teacher rather aloof.) etäinen -
24 amusing
• oiva• iloinen• hauska• hassu• hassunkurinen• hilpeä• humoristinen• huvittava• hullunkurinen• hupainen• hupailuisa• hulppea• hupaisa• veikeä• veitikkamainen• vitsikäs• riemullinen• kiintoisa• kiva• leikkisä• leikillinen• metka• mielenkiintoinen• mukava• sukkela• pilaileva• koominen• lysti• lystikäs* * *adjective (rather funny or humorous: an amusing story.) hupaisa -
25 annoy
• närkästyttää• ikävystyttää• häiritä• irvailla• järkyttää• vaivata• rasittaa• kiusata• kiukuttaa• kismittää• lietsoa• haitata• harmittaa• suutus• suututtaa• ärsyttää* * *ə'noi(to make (someone) rather angry or impatient: Please go away and stop annoying me!) ärsyttää- annoyed
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26 arbitrary
• omavaltainen• itsevaltainen• dogmaattinen• epäoikeudenmukainen• umpimähkäinen• vallaton• mielivaltainen* * *(not decided by rules or laws but by a person's own opinion: He made a rather arbitrary decision to close the local cinema without consulting other people.) mielivaltainen -
27 arid
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28 at heart
• sisimmässään• perimmältään* * *(really; basically: He seems rather stern but he is at heart a very kind man.) pohjimmiltaan -
29 at the moment
• nyt• nykyisin• juuri• tällä hetkellä• parhaillaan• paraikaa• parastaikaa* * *(at this particular time; now: She's rather busy at the moment.) tällä hetkellä -
30 backwater
• akanvirta• prosessiin palautettu vesi• patovesi• suvanto* * *1) (a stretch of river not in the main stream.) akanvirta2) (a place not affected by what is happening in the world outside: That village is rather a backwater.) käpykylä -
31 before
• edeltä• edessä• edellä• edelle• ennemmin• edustalle• ennen• ennen kuin• entuudestaan• entisestään• ennestään• eteen• etupuolelle• aiemmin• aikaisemmin kuin• aikaisemmin• alumpana• mieluummin kuin* * *bi'fo: 1. preposition1) (earlier than: before the war; He'll come before very long.) ennen2) (in front of: She was before me in the queue.) edessä3) (rather than: Honour before wealth.) mieluummin kuin2. adverb(earlier: I've seen you before.) aikaisemmin3. conjunction(earlier than the time when: Before I go, I must phone my parents.) ennen kuin -
32 between you and me / between ourselves
(in confidence: Between you and me, I think he's rather nice.) meidän kesken (sanoen)English-Finnish dictionary > between you and me / between ourselves
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33 bevel
• viistomittain• viistota• viiste• viisto• kalteva• särmätechnology• kulmafasetti• kulmamitta• leikata viistoksi* * *'bevəl(a slanting edge (rather than a sharp corner): A chisel has a bevel on its cutting edge.) viiste- bevelled -
34 bias
• herättää ennakkoluuloja• vino-• vinous• vino• epäkeskisyys• ennakkoluulo• ennakkoasenneelectricity• etujännite• esiasetuselectricity• esimagnetointi• esteellisyys• esiviritys• asenteellisuus• vääryys• puolueellisuus• puolueellinen• harhaisuus• harha• mieltymyselectricity• suunnattu esijännite• suuntaus• taivuttaa• yksipuolisuus• poikkeus-• poikkeama* * *1. noun1) (favouring of one or other (side in an argument etc) rather than remaining neutral: a bias against people of other religions.) ennakkoluulo, puolueellisuus2) (a weight on or in an object (eg a bowl for playing bowls) making it move in a particular direction.) paino2. verb(to influence (usually unfairly): He was biased by the report in the newspapers.) vaikuttaa, tehdä puolueelliseksi- biassed- biased -
35 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) puolueellinen -
36 bias(s)ed
adjective ((negative unbias(s)ed) favouring one side rather than another: a biased judgement.) puolueellinen -
37 bitty
• katkonainen* * *( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) -
38 by hand
• käsin* * *1) (with a person's hand or tools held in the hands, rather than with machinery: furniture made by hand.) käsin2) (not by post but by a messenger etc: This parcel was delivered by hand.) omakätisesti -
39 by road
• maateitse• maanteitse* * *(in a lorry, car etc: We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road.) autolla -
40 chamber music
• kamarimusiikki* * *(music for a small group of players, suitable for a room rather than a large hall.) kamarimusiikki
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rather — 1. Rather is common in BrE as a so called ‘downtoner’, i.e. an adverb that reduces the effect of the following adjective, adverb, or noun, as in It is rather expensive, You were driving rather fast, and He s rather a fool. With nouns, the… … Modern English usage
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rather — O.E. hraþor more quickly, earlier, sooner, also more readily, comparative of hraþe, hræþe quickly, related to hræð quick, from P.Gmc. *khrathuz (Cf. O.N. hraðr, O.H.G. hrad). The base form rathe was obsolete by 18c. except in poetry; superlative… … Etymology dictionary
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