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1 saying
• ilmaus• idiomi• fraasi• puheenparsi• sanonta• sananlasku• sanantapa• sananparsi• lauselma• lauseparsi• lausuma* * *noun (something often said, especially a proverb etc.) sananlasku -
2 saying goodbye
• hyvästijättö• hyvästely -
3 there's no saying
(it is impossible to say, know etc: There's no denying it; There's no knowing what she will say.) mahdoton sanoa -
4 keep on saying
• hokea -
5 so saying
• niin sanoen -
6 interrupt
• häiritä• katkaista• keskeytys• keskeyttää* * *1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) keskeyttää2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) keskeyttää3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) peittää• -
7 a clean bill of health
(a certificate saying that a person, the crew of ship etc is entirely healthy (especially after being ill): I've been off work but I've got a clean bill of health now.) terveen paperit -
8 a good job
(a lucky or satisfactory state of affairs: It's a good job that she can't hear what you're saying; He has lost his trumpet, and a good job too!) hyvä juttu -
9 affirmative
• positiivinen• myöntyväinen• myöntävä• myötämielinen• myönteinen• suosiollinen• suopea• suostuvainen* * *- tivadjective, noun (saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc: He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative.) myöntävä -
10 at cross-purposes
(of two or more people, confused about what they are saying or doing because of misunderstanding one another: I think we're talking at cross-purposes.) ristiin -
11 attend
• olla läsnä• olla saapuvilla• osallistua• ottaa vaarin• palvella• saapuvilla• hoitaa• huolehtia• saattaa• tarkata• käydä jossakin• pitää huolta* * *ə'tend1) (to go to or be present at: He attended the meeting; He will attend school till he is sixteen.) käydä, olla jossakin2) ((with to) to listen or give attention to: Attend carefully to what the teacher is saying!) seurata, tarkata3) (to deal with: I'll attend to that problem tomorrow.) hoitaa4) (to look after; to help or serve: Two doctors attended her all through her illness; The queen was attended by four ladies.) hoitaa, palvella•- attendant
- in attendance -
12 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 -
13 candid
• vilpitön• avomielinen• ennakkoluuloton• aito• suora* * *'kændid(saying just what one thinks, without hiding anything: Do you like my hairstyle? Be candid.) vilpitön- candidly- candour
- candidness
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14 clear off
• hälvetä• ala häipyä• selviytyä jostakin• maksaa• laittautua tiehensä* * *(to go away: He cleared off without saying a word.) häipyä -
15 coax
• imarrella• houkutella• viekoitella• vikitellä• lirkuttaa• mielistelemällä taivuttaa• suostutella• taivutella* * *kəuks(to persuade by flattery, by patient and gentle treatment etc: He coaxed her into going to the dance by saying she was the best dancer he knew; He coaxed some money out of his mother.) maanitella -
16 concentrate
technology• rikastaatechnology• rikaste• väkevöittää• väkevöite• väkevöidä• tiiviste• tiiviste (neste)• tiiviste(kemia)• tiiviste (väkevöite)• keskittää• keskittyä• sakeuttaa• sentralisoida• konsentroida• konsentraatti• lyhentää* * *'konsəntreit1) (to give all one's energies, attention etc to one thing: I wish you'd concentrate (on what I'm saying).) keskittyä2) (to bring together in one place: He concentrated his soldiers at the gateway.) keskittää3) (to make (a liquid) stronger by boiling to reduce its volume.) tiivistää•- concentration -
17 diploma
• todistus• tutkintotodistus• diplomi• kunniakirja* * *di'ploumə(a written statement saying that one has passed a certain examination etc: She has a diploma in teaching.) tutkintotodistus, diplomi -
18 discreet
• hienotunteinen• hienovarainen• ajattelevainen• tahdikas* * *di'skri:t(wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) tahdikas- discretion -
19 eat one's words
(to admit humbly that one was mistaken in saying something: I'll make him eat his words!) pyörtää puheensa -
20 even
• todella• ihan• ilta• jopa• vieläpä• vielä• vieläkin• avara• edes• siloinen• silkoinen• sileä• aivan• täysin• vaakasuora• vakaa• vallan• vähittäinen• yhdenmukainen• päittäin• ratki• kerrassaan• kin• kokonaan• leveä• peräti• peräti (jopa)• parillinen• samanlainen• suorastaan• säännöllinen• tasainen• tasata• tasaväkinen• tasoittaa• tasainen (laakea)• tasapäinen• yhtäläinen• ylenfinance, business, economy• kuitti• laaka• laaja• laakea• lopen* * *I 1. i:vən adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.) samankorkuinen, samanlainen, tasainen2) (smooth: Make the path more even.) tasainen, sileä3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.) tasainen4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.) parillinen5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.) tasoissa6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.) tasainen2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.)2) (to make smooth or level.)•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II i:vən adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.) edes, jopa2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.) vieläkin•- even if- even so
- even though
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