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1 talk round
1) (to persuade: I managed to talk her round.) puhua ympäri2) (to talk about (something) for a long time without reaching the most important point: We talked round the question for hours.) puhua pääsemättä asiaan -
2 debate
• neuvottelu• neuvotella• depatti• väittely• väittely (keskustelu)• väitellä• keskustelutilaisuus• keskustelu• keskustella• kiistely• kiista• motivoida• pohtia* * *di'beit 1. noun(a discussion or argument, especially a formal one in front of an audience: a Parliamentary debate.) keskustelu, väittely2. verb1) (to hold a formal discussion (about): Parliament will debate the question tomorrow.) käsitellä, keskustella2) (to think about or talk about something before coming to a decision: We debated whether to go by bus or train.) miettiä• -
3 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) se siitä -
4 generalise
• yleistää* * *1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) yleistää2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) yleistää -
5 generalize
• yleistää* * *1) (to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases: He's trying to generalize from only two examples.) yleistää2) (to talk (about something) in general terms: We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately.) yleistää -
6 refer
• ohjata• neuvoa• vedota• viitata• viitata johonkin• etsiä jostakin• esittää• alistaa• katsoa johtuvan• katsoa• jättää• mainita• tarkoittaa• kääntyä puoleen• koskea• lykätä• lähettää* * *rə'fə: 1. past tense, past participle - referred; verb( with to)1) (to talk or write (about something); to mention: He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.) mainita2) (to relate to, concern, or apply to: My remarks refer to your last letter.) koskea3) (to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc: The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director.) jättää jonkun päätettäväksi4) (to look for information (in something): If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary.) tarkistaa•- referee2. verb(to act as a referee for a match: I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday.) toimia erotuomarina- reference book
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7 boast
• omakehu• hämäys• isotella• soida• uhota• pröystäillä• puhua suuria• pöyhistellä• pöyhkeillä• raikua• rehvastella• rehennellä• kehuskella• kehuskelu• kehua• kantautua• kantaa• kerskua• kerskailla• kerskaus• kerskailu• kerskata• kiiriä• leuhkia• levennellä• leveillä• kaikua• kahinoida• kajahtaa• kajahdella• mahtailla• ylpeillä• ylpeillä jollakin• ylvästellä• kukkoilla• kuulua• komeilla• kopeilla* * *bəust 1. verb(to talk with too much pride: He was always boasting about how clever his son was.) kerskua2. noun(the words used in talking proudly about something: His boast is that he has never yet lost a match.) kerskailu(n aihe)- boastful- boastfully
- boastfulness
- boasting -
8 end
• nokka• häntäpää• häntä• hävitä• jälkipää• huveta• viimeistely• ehtyä• erääntyminen• seuraus• täydentää• puoli• pää-• pysähtyäautomatic data processing• pääte• pääte-building / construction industry• pääty• päämäärä• päätös• pätkä• pysäyttää• päättää• päätepiste• päättää (lopet.)• pää• päätekohta• päättyminen• päättyä• raueta• reuna• raja• ratketa• tauota• katketa• kanta• keskeyttää• keskeytyä• kenttäpuolisko• kieltää• jäädä kesken• määräasema• nenä• perä• peräruisku• peruuttaa• seisauttaa• saattaa päätökseen• saattaa loppuun• sulkeminen• tarkoitus• tarkoitusperä• ääri• ääripää• kuolema• kumota• kulua loppuun• kärki• laita• lakata• lakkauttaa• loppu• loppuosa• lopahtaa• lopettaa• loppupää• loppupiste• loppua* * *end 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) pää2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) loppu3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) kuolema4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) tarkoitus5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) pätkä2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) päättää, päättyä- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
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9 passing
• ohikulku• ohimeno• ohikiitävä• ohitus• ohimatka• ohimenevä• nopea• häipyvä• hyväksyminen• tuvainen• tuva• hetkellinen• väliaikainen• tilapäinen• katoaminen• kauttakulku• katoava• kirjelmä• satunnainen• äkillinen• kuolema• pikainen• lyhyt• lyhytaikainen• lyhykäinen• lyhkäinen• lähtö* * *1) (going past: a passing car.) ohimenevä2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) hetkellinen3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) sivuhuomautus -
10 talking-point
noun (something to talk about; a subject, especially an interesting one: Football is the main talking-point in my family.) puheenaihe -
11 waffle
• humpuuki• vohveli• laverrella* * *I 1. 'wofl verb(to talk on and on foolishly, pretending that one knows something which one does not: This lecturer will waffle on for hours.)2. noun(talk of this kind: His speech was pure waffle. He has no idea what he's talking about.) jaaritusII 'wofəl noun(a flat cake baked in a special appliance that leaves a pattern of squares on it: Waffles are usually eaten with ice cream, syrup or jam.) -
12 joke
• irvistellä• ilvehtiä• ilveillä• ilve• juoni• jekku• juju• hassutus• herja• hassutella• huuli• hupsutella• hullutus• hupijuttu• hullutella• vitsailla• vitsi• elje• temppu• tepponen• kepponen (pila)• keino• kepponen• koiruus• kokkapuhe• leikki• leikinlasku• leikkipuhe• leikkiä• jäynä• metku• pelleillä• sukkeluus• sutkaus• kuje• kujeilla• laskea leikkiä• pila• pilailla• pilajuttu• konnankoukku• kompa• kolttonen• lysti* * *‹əuk 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) vitsi, kepponen2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) vitsi2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) vitsailla2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) laskea leikkiä•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke
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