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  • 1 sound out

    • tutkailla
    • tunnustella
    * * *
    (to try to find out someone's thoughts and plans etc: Will you sound out your father on this?) tunnustella mielipiteitä

    English-Finnish dictionary > sound out

  • 2 sound

    • oikea
    • toitottaa
    • hyvin perusteltu
    • hyvin säilynyt
    • häly
    • hyvinvoiva
    • hyvinvoipa
    • jysähdys
    • järkevä
    • tutkia
    • turmeltumaton
    • tunnustella
    • hiiskaus
    • hiiskahdus
    • helähtää
    • helkähtää
    • helkkyä
    • helähdellä
    • viisas
    • eheä
    • ehjä
    • soida
    • sointu
    • sointua
    • sointi
    • sikeä
    • aiheuttaa ääni
    • udella
    • uimarakko
    • vahingoittumaton
    • vakavarainen
    • terve
    • kelpo
    • kestävä
    • kilistää
    • kilistä
    • kaiku
    • kalskahtaa
    • kaikua
    marine
    • peilata
    • perinpohjainen
    • salmi
    • melu
    • sondeerata
    • sondi
    • syvä
    • ääni(tekniikka)
    • äännähdys
    • ääntyä
    technology
    • ääni (tek.)
    • ääni
    • äänne
    • kunnollinen
    • kuulostaa
    • kuulua
    • pilaantumaton
    • koskematon
    marine
    • luodata
    • luja
    • luotailla
    • luotettava
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    I adjective
    1) (strong or in good condition: The foundations of the house are not very sound; He's 87, but he's still sound in mind and body.) hyväkuntoinen, terve
    2) ((of sleep) deep: She's a very sound sleeper.) sikeä
    3) (full; thorough: a sound basic training.) perusteellinen
    4) (accurate; free from mistakes: a sound piece of work.) kunnon
    5) (having or showing good judgement or good sense: His advice is always very sound.) järkevä
    - soundness
    - sound asleep
    II 1. noun
    1) (the impressions transmitted to the brain by the sense of hearing: a barrage of sound; ( also adjective) sound waves.) ääni
    2) (something that is, or can be, heard: The sounds were coming from the garage.) ääni
    3) (the impression created in the mind by a piece of news, a description etc: I didn't like the sound of her hairstyle at all!) vaikutelma
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause something to) make a sound: Sound the bell!; The bell sounded.)
    2) (to signal (something) by making a sound: Sound the alarm!)
    3) ((of something heard or read) to make a particular impression; to seem; to appear: Your singing sounded very good; That sounds like a train.)
    4) (to pronounce: In the word `pneumonia', the letter p is not sounded.)
    5) (to examine by tapping and listening carefully: She sounded the patient's chest.)
    - soundlessly
    - sound effects
    - soundproof
    3. verb
    (to make (walls, a room etc) soundproof.) äänieristää
    III verb
    (to measure the depth of (water etc).) luodata
    - sound out

    English-Finnish dictionary > sound

  • 3 ring

    • 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
    • kajahdella
    technology
    • männänrengas
    • sormus
    • sompa
    • ympyrä
    • ympäröidä
    • ympyröidä
    • kumahdella
    • kuulostaa
    technology
    • laippa
    • pirahdus
    • pirauttaa
    • piristä
    • piiri
    • pimahtaa
    • piraus
    • pirahtaa
    * * *
    I 1. riŋ noun
    1) (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.) sormus
    2) (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.) rengas
    3) (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, rengas
    4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.) kehä
    5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.) rengas
    2. 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; verb
    1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.) soida, soittaa
    2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.) soittaa
    3) ((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.) kutsua
    4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.) helähtää
    5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.) raikua
    6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.) kajahtaa
    2. noun
    1) (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

    English-Finnish dictionary > ring

  • 4 cry

    • rääkäisy
    • itkeä
    • itku
    • julistaa
    • huudahdus
    • huutaa
    • huudahtaa
    • huuto
    • ulvahdus
    • ulvoa
    • ulvonta
    law
    • valitus
    • karjaisu
    • karjunta
    • kirkaisu
    • kirkua
    • kirkaista
    • kiljua
    • kirkuna
    • kiljaisu
    • kiljunta
    • messuta
    • parahtaa
    • parkaisu
    • parkaista
    • parku
    • parkua
    • parahdus
    • tarjota kaupaksi
    physics
    • ääni
    • pirauttaa
    • pillittää
    • piraus
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    1. verb
    1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) itkeä
    2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) huutaa
    2. noun
    1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) huuto
    2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) itku
    3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) ulvonta
    - cry off

    English-Finnish dictionary > cry

  • 5 boom

    • pamaus
    • pamahtaa
    technology
    • paarre
    • ryskyä
    • rytistä
    • räjähdys
    • nousukausi
    • nousu
    • noususuhdanne
    • noususuunta
    • nousta äkkiä
    • jyrähtää
    • jyskyä
    • jysähdys
    • jytistä
    • jyrähdys
    • jylistä
    • jymähdellä
    • jyristä
    • jymähdys
    • jymähtää
    • jymistä
    • hirsi
    • huippusuhdanne
    • veräjä
    • buumi
    • elpyminen
    • tömistä
    • puomi
    • kohista
    • kaikua
    • paukahdus
    • pauhata
    • paukkua
    • mainostaa
    • suhdanne
    • kumahdella
    • kumaus
    • kumista
    • kumahtaa
    • kumahdus
    • kumauttaa
    • kukoistaa
    • kumina
    • korkeasuhdanne
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    I 1. bu:m noun
    (a sudden increase in a business etc: a boom in the sales of TV sets.) nousu
    2. verb
    (to increase suddenly (and profitably): Business is booming this week.)
    II 1. bu:m verb
    ((often with out) to make a hollow sound, like a large drum or gun: His voice boomed out over the loudspeaker.) jylistä
    2. noun
    (such a sound.)

    English-Finnish dictionary > boom

  • 6 roar

    • rääkäisy
    • ryske
    • jyrinä
    • jyminä
    • jymistä
    • jymy
    • jyske
    • jyristä
    • jylistä
    • jyry
    • huutaa
    • huuto
    • ulvoa
    • ulvahdus
    • ulvonta
    • karjahdus
    • karjahtaa
    • karjunta
    • karjua
    • karjaista
    • karjaisu
    • kohista
    • kirkaisu
    radio / television
    • kohina
    • kiljua
    • kiljaisu
    • kaikua
    • kahinoida
    • mölistä
    • möly
    • möyrytä
    • mylviä
    • mölytä
    • parkaisu
    • pauhata
    • pauhu
    • ärjäisy
    • ärjyä
    • ärjyntä
    • kumista
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    ro: 1. verb
    1) (to give a loud deep cry; to say loudly; to shout: The lions roared; The sergeant roared (out) his commands.) karjua
    2) (to laugh loudly: The audience roared (with laughter) at the man's jokes.) ulvoa naurusta
    3) (to make a loud deep sound: The cannons/thunder roared.) jylistä
    4) (to make a loud deep sound while moving: He roared past on his motorbike.) jyristää
    2. noun
    1) (a loud deep cry: a roar of pain/laughter; the lion's roars.) ulvahdus, mylvintä
    2) (a loud, deep sound: the roar of traffic.) jyrinä

    English-Finnish dictionary > roar

  • 7 blast

    physics
    • paineaalto
    • pamaus
    • räjäyttää
    • räjäytys
    • räjähdys
    • toitotus
    • ilmavirta
    • jylistä
    • jysähdys
    • tuulenpuuska
    • hitto
    • vihuri
    • törähdys
    technology
    • puhallin
    technology
    • puhallus
    • puhaltaa
    • puuska
    • kirota
    • paukku
    • paukku (laukaus)
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a strong, sudden stream (of air): a blast of cold air.) puuska
    2) (a loud sound: a blast on the horn.) törähdys
    3) (an explosion: the blast from a bomb.) räjähdys
    2. verb
    1) (to tear (apart etc) by an explosion: The door was blasted off its hinges.) räjäyttää
    2) ((often with out) to come or be sent out, very loudly: Music (was being) blasted out from the radio.) pauhata
    - blast furnace
    - at full blast
    - blast off

    English-Finnish dictionary > blast

  • 8 step

    • toimenpide
    • jälki
    • työvaihe
    • astua
    • astin
    • astuin
    • astella
    • astunta
    • aloite
    • askelma
    • askel
    • askele
    • vaihe
    electricity
    • puola
    • porrastaa
    • porras
    • porrasaskelma
    law
    • pykälä
    • rappu
    • harppaus
    • sävelaskel
    • tahti
    • ylennys
    • käppäillä
    • kävelytahti
    • käynti
    • käpätä
    • käydä
    • polkea
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    step 1. noun
    1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) askel
    2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) askel
    3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) askel
    4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) askel
    5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) porras
    6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) askel
    7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) toimenpide
    2. verb
    (to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) astua
    - stepladder
    - stepping-stones
    - in
    - out of step
    - step aside
    - step by step
    - step in
    - step out
    - step up
    - watch one's step

    English-Finnish dictionary > step

  • 9 strike

    • pamauttaa
    • osua
    • hyökätä
    • hyökkäys
    • iskeytyä
    • iskeä
    • tuntua oudolta
    • työnseisaus
    • humauttaa
    • huitoa
    • huitaista
    • hosua
    • vatkata
    • sivaltaa
    • ajautua
    • vaikuttaa
    • pommiattentaatti
    • purkaa
    • raapia
    • pälkähtää
    • kaato
    • hajottaa
    • musertaa
    • paukauttaa
    • sattua
    • löytää
    • taputtaa
    • lakkoilla
    • lakko
    • kolauttaa
    • kosketella
    • lyöttää
    • lyönti
    • lyöda
    • lyödä
    • läimäyttää
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    1. past tense - struck; verb
    1) (to hit, knock or give a blow to: He struck me in the face with his fist; Why did you strike him?; The stone struck me a blow on the side of the head; His head struck the table as he fell; The tower of the church was struck by lightning.) iskeä
    2) (to attack: The enemy troops struck at dawn; We must prevent the disease striking again.) iskeä
    3) (to produce (sparks or a flame) by rubbing: He struck a match/light; He struck sparks from the stone with his knife.) raapaista
    4) ((of workers) to stop work as a protest, or in order to force employers to give better pay: The men decided to strike for higher wages.) lakkoilla
    5) (to discover or find: After months of prospecting they finally struck gold/oil; If we walk in this direction we may strike the right path.) löytää
    6) (to (make something) sound: He struck a note on the piano/violin; The clock struck twelve.) lyödä, soittaa
    7) (to impress, or give a particular impression to (a person): I was struck by the resemblance between the two men; How does the plan strike you?; It / The thought struck me that she had come to borrow money.) kiinnittää huomiota, vaikuttaa
    8) (to mint or manufacture (a coin, medal etc).) lyödä
    9) (to go in a certain direction: He left the path and struck (off) across the fields.) suunnata kulkunsa
    10) (to lower or take down (tents, flags etc).) laskea
    2. noun
    1) (an act of striking: a miners' strike.) lakko
    2) (a discovery of oil, gold etc: He made a lucky strike.) löytö
    - striking
    - strikingly
    - be out on strike
    - be on strike
    - call a strike
    - come out on strike
    - come
    - be within striking distance of
    - strike at
    - strike an attitude/pose
    - strike a balance
    - strike a bargain/agreement
    - strike a blow for
    - strike down
    - strike dumb
    - strike fear/terror into
    - strike home
    - strike it rich
    - strike lucky
    - strike out
    - strike up

    English-Finnish dictionary > strike

  • 10 growl

    • pahoitella
    • nurina
    • nurista
    • jupista
    • urahdus
    • urista
    • urahtaa
    • mörinä
    • murahtaa
    • murina
    • murahdus
    • narista
    • murista
    • möristä
    • äristä
    * * *
    1. verb
    (to make a deep, rough sound: The dog growled angrily (at the postman); He growled out a command.) murista
    2. noun
    (a deep, rough sound.) murina

    English-Finnish dictionary > growl

  • 11 hoot

    • rääkynä
    • toitottaa
    • ivahuuto
    • huhuilu
    • huutaa
    • huuto
    • vastaanottaa ivahuudoin
    • vihellys
    • antaa äänimerkki
    • ulvoa
    • töötätä
    • törähdys
    • töräyttää
    • töräyttää (äänim.)
    • törähtää
    • ulvonta
    • pilkkahuuto
    * * *
    hu:t 1. verb
    1) (to sound the horn of a car etc: The driver hooted (his horn) at the old lady.) töötätä
    2) ((of car etc horns, sirens etc) to make a loud noise, as a warning, signal etc: You can't leave the factory till the siren hoots.) ulvoa, tuutata
    3) ((of owls) to call out: An owl hooted in the wood.) huhuilla
    4) ((of people) to make a loud noise of laughter or disapproval: They hooted with laughter.) ulvoa
    2. noun
    1) (the sound of a car etc horn, a siren etc.) tööttäys, ulvonta
    2) (the call of an owl.) huhuilu
    3) (a loud shout of laughter or disapproval.) naurun remahdus, huuto
    - not care a hoot / two hoots

    English-Finnish dictionary > hoot

  • 12 signal

    • opaste
    • opastin
    • ilmoittaa merkillä
    • tunnussana
    • huomattava
    • viittoilla
    • viestittää
    • viesti
    • ele
    • etevä
    • erinomainen
    • signaloida
    • signaali
    • antaa merkki
    • välittää viesti
    • raideopastin
    • merkkiääni
    • merkinanto
    • merkki
    • äänimerkki
    * * *
    'siɡnəl 1. noun
    1) (a sign (eg a movement of the hand, a light, a sound), especially one arranged beforehand, giving a command, warning or other message: He gave the signal to advance.) merkki
    2) (a machine etc used for this purpose: a railway signal.) opastin
    3) (the wave, sound received or sent out by a radio set etc.) signaali
    2. verb
    1) (to make signals (to): The policeman signalled the driver to stop.) antaa merkki
    2) (to send (a message etc) by means of signals.) viestittää

    English-Finnish dictionary > signal

  • 13 blare

    • toitotus
    • toitottaa
    • jysähdys
    • pauhina
    • kova ääni
    * * *
    bleə 1. verb
    (often with out) to make a loud, harsh sound: The radio blared (out music). pauhata
    2. noun
    the blare of trumpets.) toitotus

    English-Finnish dictionary > blare

  • 14 blow

    • olla hengästynyt
    • pamaus
    • räjäyttää
    • tuhlata
    • niistää
    • hönkäistä
    • ilmakupla
    • höyrytä
    • isku
    • tälli
    • tuulla
    • haukkoa henkeä
    • hehku
    • huohottaa
    • soittaa
    • puhallus
    • puhkua
    • puhaltaa
    • puhjeta kukkaan
    • polttaa
    • puhista
    • puuskahtaa
    • puuskuttaa
    • rehottaa
    • lentää
    • lietsoa
    • lennellä
    • kajaus
    • kajahdus
    • haaveri
    • paukku
    • paukaus
    • läähättää
    • ähkyä
    • ähkiä
    • kukoistaa
    • kolaus
    • kolahdus
    • kolaus isku
    • kolhu
    • kolhaisu
    • lyönti
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    I bləu noun
    1) (a stroke or knock: a blow on the head.) isku
    2) (a sudden misfortune: Her husband's death was a real blow.) isku
    II bləu past tense - blew; verb
    1) ((of a current of air) to be moving: The wind blew more strongly.) puhaltaa
    2) ((of eg wind) to cause (something) to move in a given way: The explosion blew off the lid.) lennättää
    3) (to be moved by the wind etc: The door must have blown shut.) liikkua tuulen mukana
    4) (to drive air (upon or into): Please blow into this tube!) puhaltaa
    5) (to make a sound by means of (a musical instrument etc): He blew the horn loudly.) puhaltaa
    - blow-lamp
    - blow-torch
    - blowout
    - blowpipe
    - blow one's top
    - blow out
    - blow over
    - blow up

    English-Finnish dictionary > blow

  • 15 carry

    • toimittaa
    • johtaa
    • tuoda
    • tuottaa
    • viedä
    • sisältää
    • siirtää (BIO)
    • siirtobitti
    • siirtää
    • ajaa
    • ajaa läpi
    • vallata
    • välittää
    • kantautua
    • kantaa
    • kantama
    • kantomatka
    • kestää
    • kiikuttaa
    • liikuttaa
    • kannatella
    • kannattaa
    automatic data processing
    • muistinumero
    automatic data processing
    • muistiluku
    • muistiin
    automatic data processing
    • muistibitti
    • muuttaa
    • kuljettaa
    • pitää mukanaan
    * * *
    'kæri
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) kantaa, kuljettaa
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) kulkea
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) kannattaa
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) pitää sisällään
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ajaa läpi
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) käyttäytyä

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

    English-Finnish dictionary > carry

  • 16 diphthong

    • diftongi
    • kaksoisääntiö
    * * *
    'difƟoŋ
    (two vowel sounds pronounced as one syllable: The vowel sound in `out' is a diphthong.) diftongi

    English-Finnish dictionary > diphthong

  • 17 distort

    • runnella
    • himmentää
    • vääristyä
    • vääntyä
    • vääristää
    • vääntää
    • vääristellä
    • väännellä
    • taipua
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    di'sto:t
    1) (to make or become twisted out of shape: Her face was distorted with pain; Metal distorts under stress.) vääntää, vääristyä
    2) (to make (sound) indistinct and unnatural: Her voice sounded distorted on the telephone.) vääristää

    English-Finnish dictionary > distort

  • 18 earshot

    • kuulomatka
    * * *
    noun (the distance at which sound can be heard: He did not hear her last remark as he was out of earshot.) kuulomatka

    English-Finnish dictionary > earshot

  • 19 emit

    • hohkata
    finance, business, economy
    • emittoida
    • erittää
    • uhkua
    • uhota
    • purkaa
    • levittää
    • syöstä
    • säteillä
    • syytää
    finance, business, economy
    • laskea liikkeeseen
    • lähettää ulos
    • lähettää
    * * *
    i'mit
    past tense, past participle - emitted; verb
    (to give out (light, heat, a sound, a smell etc).) päästää, säteillä

    English-Finnish dictionary > emit

  • 20 hollow

    • ontelo
    • onkalo
    • ontto
    • painauma
    • painanne
    • painautuma
    • notko
    • notkelma
    • tyhjä
    • sisällyksetön
    • sisäänpainunut
    • uurtaa
    • vajoama
    • perinpohjin
    • syvennys
    • syvänne
    • kovera
    • kovertuma
    • kuoppa
    • kovertaa
    • kumea
    • kuopallaan oleva
    • laskeuma
    • kolo
    • luola
    * * *
    'holəu 1. adjective
    1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) ontto
    2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) kumea
    2. noun
    1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) kuoppa
    2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) notko
    - beat hollow
    - hollow out

    English-Finnish dictionary > hollow

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