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1 run rings round
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• saartaa• rinki• nyrkkeilykehä• julistaa maailmalle• helähdellä• helinä• helkkyä• helähdys• helkkää• helistä• helähtää• helskyä• vedonlyöjät• astemerkki• sointua• sointu• soittaa• soittaa puhelimella• sointi• soida• soinnahtaa• soitto• asteen merkki• rengas• raikua• rengastuma• rengastaa• kehä• karhunkierros• kierrellä• kellonsoitto• kilkattaa• kilahtaa• kilistä• kilinä• klangi• kilahdus• lenkki• kalske• kajahdus• kaikua• kaiku• kalskahtaa• kajahtaa• kajahdellatechnology• männänrengas• sormus• sompa• ympyrä• ympäröidä• ympyröidä• kumahdella• kuulostaatechnology• laippa• pirahdus• pirauttaa• piristä• piiri• pimahtaa• piraus• pirahtaa* * *I 1. riŋ noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.) sormus2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.) rengas3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.) piiri, rengas4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) kehä5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) rengas2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.)•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. riŋ past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) soida, soittaa2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) soittaa3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.) kutsua4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) helähtää5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) raikua6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) kajahtaa2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.)2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.)3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.)•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true
См. также в других словарях:
run rings round — To be markedly superior to ● ring … Useful english dictionary
run rings round someone — phrase to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class. Thesaurus: to do something well or better than someone elsesynonym Main entry: run … Useful english dictionary
run rings round — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
run rings round (someone) — run rings around/round (someone) to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else. Why does he talk to Alison as if she s stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him? … New idioms dictionary
run rings round someone — to do something much better than someone else She ran rings around all the other kids in her class … English dictionary
run rings round — Defeat easily. Overshadow … A concise dictionary of English slang
run rings a round somebody — run ˈrings a round/round sb idiom (informal) to be much better at doing sth than sb else • I used to beat my son at chess but now he runs rings a round me. Main entry: ↑ringidiom … Useful english dictionary
run rings around (someone) — run rings around/round (someone) to have much more skill, ability, or intelligence than someone else. Why does he talk to Alison as if she s stupid, when we all know she could run rings around him? … New idioms dictionary
run (or make) rings round (or around) — informal outclass or outwit (someone) easily. → ring … English new terms dictionary
run/make rings round — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
run/make rings round/around — ► run (or make) rings round (or around) informal outclass or outwit easily. Main Entry: ↑ring … English terms dictionary
