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1 see
• oivaltaa• olla todistajana• ottaa selvä• ottaa vastaan• nähdä• istuin• hiippakunta• havaita (nähdä)• havaita• huomata• huolehtia• huomioida• erottaa• aistia• tavata• katsoa• katsella• kokea• saattaa• tajuta• älytä• ymmärtää• käsittää• käydä luona• piispanistuin• pitää huolta* * *I si: past tense - saw; verb1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) nähdä2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.)3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) katsoa4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) nähdä mielessään5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) ymmärtää6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) tutkia7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) tavata8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) saattaa•- seeing that
- see off
- see out
- see through
- see to
- I
- we will see II si: noun(the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) hiippakunta -
2 do
• riittää• tulla toimeen• toimiafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• näytellä osaa• järjestää• hommailla• huijaus• voida• siistiä• ajaa• askarrella• askaroida• valmistaa• välttää• tehdä• kelvata• kemut• kammata• harjoittaa• mennä• petkuttaa• matkustaa• menestyä• menetellä• suorittaa• sopiaautomatic data processing• suorittaa(haku)• laittaa• pirskeet* * *du: 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; ðo sit down)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) tehdä6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.)7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.)8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?)9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.)10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) voida, pärjätä11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) asetella, järjestää12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) toimia13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) osoittaa14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) aiheuttaa15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) nähdä, kiertää nähtävyydet2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) juhlat- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with -
3 check
• tsekkoslovakialainen s.• tsekkoslovakialainen* * *ek 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) tarkistaa2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) tarkastaa3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) pysäyttää2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) tarkastus2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) este3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.)4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) ruutumalli5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) kuitti6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) lasku7) ((American) a cheque.) sekki•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) tehdä matti- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up -
4 it
• sitä• se* * *it1) ((used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies: If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up.) se2) (used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time: Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us?)3) ((usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase: It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary.) juuri4) (used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning: The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it!)•- its- itself -
5 blind
• rullaverho• näkökyvytön• näkymätön• näkörajoitteinen• häikäistyä• hämätä• häikäistä• verho• sokea• sokaista• silmitön• silmänlume• sokeat• silmätön• vale• tehdä sokeaksi• kierrekaihdin• kaihdin• naamio• sälekaihdin* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) sokea2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) sokea3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) näkymätön4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) sokeain-2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) kaihdin2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) silmänlume3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) sokaista- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) sitoa silmät5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) silmät sidottuina- the blind leading the blind -
6 lay
• painaa• panna• saada asettumaan• hiljentää• vetää• virittää• balladi• sijoittaa• asettaa• kattaa• kaataa lakoon• munia• peittää• maallikko• laulu• laittaa• laskea• laaka• pistää• lyödä* * *I 1. lei past tense, past participle - laid; verb1) (to place, set or put (down), often carefully: She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.) panna2) (to place in a lying position: She laid the baby on his back.) asettaa3) (to put in order or arrange: She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.) kattaa, asettaa4) (to flatten: The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.) litistää, luimistaa5) (to cause to disappear or become quiet: to lay a ghost / doubts.) karkottaa6) ((of a bird) to produce (eggs): The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.) munia7) (to bet: I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.) lyödä vetoa•- layer2. verb(to put, cut or arrange in layers: She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.) leikata kerroksittain- layabout- lay-by
- layout
- laid up
- lay aside
- lay bare
- lay by
- lay down
- lay one's hands on
- lay hands on
- lay in
- lay low
- lay off
- lay on
- lay out
- lay up
- lay waste II see lie II III lei adjective1) (not a member of the clergy: lay preachers.) maallikko-2) (not an expert or a professional (in a particular subject): Doctors tend to use words that lay people don't understand.) maallikko-•- laymanIV lei noun(an epic poem.) -
7 let
• verkkosyöttö• antaa vuokralle• antaa• vuokrata• päästää irti• päästää• sallia• laskea* * *I let present participle - letting; verb1) (to allow or permit: She refused to let her children go out in the rain; Let me see your drawing.) antaa, päästää2) (to cause to: I will let you know how much it costs.) ilmoittaa3) (used for giving orders or suggestions: If they will not work, let them starve; Let's (= let us) leave right away!) antaa, lähtekäämme•- let someone or something alone/be
- let alone/be
- let down
- let fall
- let go of
- let go
- let in
- out
- let in for
- let in on
- let off
- let up
- let well alone II let present participle - letting; verb(to give the use of (a house etc) in return for payment: He lets his house to visitors in the summer.) vuokrata- to let -
8 light
• onnellinen• tulitikku• tuli• ilmava• hyväntuulinen• iloinen• helppo• hilpeä• hento• huoleton• hohde• viritä• vieno• aurinkoinen• siro• ajanviete• vaalea• vaaleaihoinen• valkea• valaistus• valkeus• valoisuus• valoisa• valaista• valistus• valaisin• vallaton• valo• vähäinen• vähin matkatavaroin• päivänvalo• rento• ketterä• keveä• kevytmielinen• kepeä• kevyesti• kevyt• kirkas• lievä• lennokas• mieto• pehmeämarine• majakka• sulava• sytyttää• syttyä• säteilevä• ymmärrys• kuohkea• kuumentaa• kynttilä• lamppuaviation• laskeutua• köykäinen• pieni• pintapuolinen• lyhtymarine• loisto (majakka)• loiste* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) valo2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) valo3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tuli4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) valo2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. lit verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) kevyt2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lievä3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) kevyt4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) vajaapainoinen5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) kevyt6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) kepeä7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) kevyt8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) heikko9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kuohkea•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) -
9 line
• opintosuunta• rivi• toimiala• todistus• toimi• nuora• nuottiviiva• juova• jono• johto• johdin• juonne• työala• verhota• viivoittaa• viivata• viiva• viiru• elämänkutsumus• siima• sisustaa• ala• asettaa riviin• ammattiala• uratechnology• uurre• uurtaa• täyttää• vuorata• vuorittaa• vuorosana• vuorosanat• päällystää• pyykkinuora• päiväntasaaja• pyykkinaru• rajatechnology• raide (tek.)• rata• rihma• raide• rajaviiva• raita• raide(tekniikka)• reitti• reunustaa• tavaralaji• tekstirivi• kattaa• ketju• liisteröidä• linja-textile industry• liina• linja• letkatextile industry• kaista• naru• periaatteet• peittää• paula• sarja• suojata• suora(-viiva)• sukuelectricity• sähkölinja• suuntaus• suuntaviivat• suunta• säe• säiemarine• köysi• kääriä• laji• piiriviiva• poimu• piiru• piirto• piirre• koulutusala* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) naru, siima2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) viiva3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) linjat4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) ryppy5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) rivi6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) muutama rivi7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) sarja8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) suunta9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) rata10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.) linja, johto11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) rivi12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) linja13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) myyntiartikkeli, ala14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) linja2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.)2) (to mark with lines.)•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) vuorata2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) vuorata•- lined- liner- lining -
10 clear
• paljas• palauttaa laite normaalitilaan• tullata• nollata• ilmeinen• ilmiselväautomatic data processing• tyhjentää(ruutu)• tyhjentääautomatic data processing• tyhjentää(muisti)• tuottaa puhdasta voittoa• tyhjätä(tietotekn)automatic data processing• tyhjätä (ATK)• heleä• helakka• havainnollinen• vapauttaa• aurata• aukaista• avoin• elävä• esteetön• esteettä• silmiinpistävä• aivan• täysi• valaiseva• vapaa• valoisa• puhdistua• puhdas• purkaa• puolustaa• puhdistaa• raivata• raikas• tehdä kirkkaaksi• kirkastua• kirkas• kokonainen• kirkastaa• kirkasvetinen• kitkeä• kokonaan• kirkastunut• muokata• perata• selviytyä• seljetä• selvä• selkeytyä• selvittää• selvitä• selväkielinen• sees• selväsanainen• selväpiirteinen• selvärajainen• selvästi• selkeä• seesteinen• maksaa• läpinäkyvä• suoria• suoriutua jostakin• ymmärrettävä• kovaääninen• kuvaava• kuulakas• kuulakka• kuulas• kuulea• käsitettävä• pilvetön• kouriintuntuva• kouraantuntuva• korjata astiat• konkreettinen• läpikuultava* * *kliə 1. adjective1) (easy to see through; transparent: clear glass.) kirkas2) (free from mist or cloud: Isn't the sky clear!) kirkas3) (easy to see, hear or understand: a clear explanation; The details on that photograph are very clear.) selkeä4) (free from difficulty or obstacles: a clear road ahead.) esteetön5) (free from guilt etc: a clear conscience.) puhdas6) (free from doubt etc: Are you quite clear about what I mean?) varma7) ((often with of) without (risk of) being touched, caught etc: Is the ship clear of the rocks? clear of danger.) vapaa8) ((often with of) free: clear of debt; clear of all infection.) vapaa2. verb1) (to make or become free from obstacles etc: He cleared the table; I cleared my throat; He cleared the path of debris.) selvittää, raivata2) ((often with of) to prove the innocence of; to declare to be innocent: He was cleared of all charges.) vapauttaa3) ((of the sky etc) to become bright, free from cloud etc.) kirkastua4) (to get over or past something without touching it: He cleared the jump easily.) selvittää•- clearing
- clearly
- clearness
- clear-cut
- clearway
- clear off
- clear out
- clear up
- in the clear -
11 crane
• ojentaatechnology• nosturi• nostolaitetechnology• nostokurki• kurki• kurki (nost.)• kurkottaa* * *krein 1. noun(a machine with a long arm and a chain, for raising heavy weights.) nostokurki2. verb(to stretch out (the neck, to see round or over something): He craned his neck in order to see round the corner.) kurkottaa -
12 die
automatic data processing• palan aihio• saada surmansa• noppa• heittää henkensä• heittää veivinsä• aihio• arpa• arpanoppa• arpakuutiotechnology• upukka• kohomuotti• leimasin• kaatua• haalistua• mennä• muotti• sammuatechnology• meisti• menehtyä• sortua• kupsahtaa• kuihtua• kuolla• koneistettu puolijohdeosa* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.) kuolla2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.) häipyä, sammua3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.) haluta kovasti•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.) leimasinIII see dice -
13 scan
mathematics• osittaa• osittaa kuva• juovittaaautomatic data processing• tutkata• silmäilläautomatic data processing• Skannaus(kerta)automatic data processing• skannata• valotus• valottaatechnology• pyyhkäisy• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkiä• katsaus• kartoittaa• selata(tietotekn)automatic data processing• selata (ATK)• selata• selailla• läpikäynti• käydä läpi• lukaista* * *skæn 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) tutkiskella2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) silmäillä3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) tarkkailla4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.)5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) sopia rytmiin2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)- scanner -
14 sight
• paljon• saada näkyviinsä• näkemiskyky• näkömatka• näköaisti• nähtävyys• näkökanta• näköetäisyys• näytelmä• näkökyky• näkö• näkö-• näky• näkeminen• näkymä• näköpiiri• ilmestys• jyväweapon industry• tähtäin (ase)• tähtäys• tähtäin• tähystin• vilahdusfinance, business, economy• avista• silmäys• päästä näkyviin• katsanto• katseleminen• melkoisesti• kuva* * *1. noun1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) näkö2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) näköetäisyys3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) nähtävyys4) (a view or glimpse.) silmäys5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) näky6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) tähtäin2. verb1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) nähdä2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) tähdätä•- sight-seer
- catch sight of
- lose sight of -
15 throng
• tulla laumoittain• tungeksia• tungos• ihmistungos• ihmislauma• hyörinä• ihmisjoukko• joukko• vilinä• vilinä(joukko)• vilinä (ihmis-)marine• ahtaus• ahtautua• täyttää ahdinkoon asti• väentungos• kasaantuma• parveilla• kuhista* * *Ɵroŋ 1. noun(a crowd: Throngs of people gathered to see the queen.) väentungos2. verb(to crowd or fill: People thronged the streets to see the president.) tungeksia -
16 visit
• oleskelu• vierailukäynti• vierailu• vieraskäynti• vierailla• seurustella• potilaskäynti• rangaista• koetella• sairaskäynti• kyläillä• käydä jossakin• käynti• käynti (vier.)• käydä• käydä kylässä• pitää tarkastus• poiketa• pistäytyä* * *'vizit 1. verb1) (to go to see (a person or place): We visited my parents at the weekend; They visited the ruins at Pompeii while they were on holiday.) käydä2) (to stay in (a place) or with (a person) for a time: Many birds visit (Britain) only during the summer months.) käydä2. noun(an act of going to see someone or something for pleasure, socially, professionally etc, or going to stay for a time: We went on a visit to my aunt's; the children's visit to the museum.) käynti- visitor -
17 anticipate
• osata odottaa• ounastella• toteuttaa ennakolta• toivoa• odottaa• ennättää ennen• ennakoida• ennustaa• aavistaa• arvata• täyttää etukäteen• käyttää ennakolta* * *æn'tisəpeit1) (to expect (something): I'm not anticipating any trouble.) odottaa2) (to see what is going to be wanted, required etc in the future and do what is necessary: A businessman must try to anticipate what his customers will want.) ennakoida• -
18 bale
• onnettomuus• paalittaaagriculture• paali• panna paaliinagriculture• paalata• tuho• nyytti• tuska• turma• ammentaa• suru• äyskäröidä* * *beil I noun(a large bundle of goods or material (cloth, hay etc) tied together: a bale of cotton.) paaliII 1. verb((also bail) to clear (water out of a boat with buckets etc): Several gallons of water were baled out of the boat.) äyskäröidä- bale out2. See also:- bail out -
19 behold
• nähdä• katso* * *bi'həuldpast tense, past participle - beheld; verb(to see: What a sight to behold!) nähdä, katsoa -
20 bowl
• pallo• nurmikeilapeli• vati• astia• pönttö• keilailla• keilata• keila• maljakko• malja• syvänne• syvennys• kulho• kuppitechnology• kuula• piipun pesä* * *I 1. bəul noun(a wooden ball rolled along the ground in playing bowls. See also bowls below.) pallo2. verb1) (to play bowls.)2) (to deliver or send (a ball) towards the batsman in cricket.)3) (to put (a batsman) out by hitting the wicket with the ball: Smith was bowled for eighty-five (= Smith was put out after making eighty-five runs).)•- bowler- bowling
- bowls
- bowling-alley
- bowling-green
- bowl over II bəul noun1) (a round, deep dish eg for mixing or serving food etc: a baking-bowl; a soup bowl.) kulho2) (a round hollow part, especially of a tobacco pipe, a spoon etc: The bowl of this spoon is dirty.) pesä
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