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1 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') mitä pikemmin sitä parempi -
2 the better part of
(most of: He talked for the better part of an hour.) suurin osa jostakin, melkein kokonainen -
3 the better part
• suurin osa -
4 take a turn for the better
((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) käänne parempaan, käänne huonompaan suuntaan -
5 get the better of
• voittaa• voittaa joku• jättää* * *(to overcome; to win (against): He got the better of his opponent / the argument.) päästä voitolle -
6 all the better
• sitä parempi -
7 for the better
• hyväksi• eduksi -
8 so much the better
• sitä parempi -
9 the
• sitä• sellainen• se* * *ðə, ði(The form ðə is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union ðə'ju:njən; the form ði is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour ði 'onə)1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.)3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.)5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the... -
10 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) mitä vähemmän... sitä vähemmän t. enemmän -
11 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) toisaaltaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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12 (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
(an expression used to introduce two opposing parts of an argument etc: (On the one hand) we could stay and help you, but on the other hand, it might be better if we went to help him instead.) toisaaltaEnglish-Finnish dictionary > (on the one hand) ... on the other hand
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13 have an/the advantage (over)
(to be in a better or more advantageous position (than): As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.) olla etulyöntiasemassa -
14 have an/the advantage (over)
(to be in a better or more advantageous position (than): As she already knew French, she had an advantage over the rest of the class.) olla etulyöntiasemassa -
15 keep on the right side of
(to make (someone) feel, or continue to feel, friendly or kind towards oneself: If you want a pay rise, you'd better get on the right side of the boss.) hyvissä väleissä -
16 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) ottaa kaikki irti -
17 make the most of (something)
(to take advantage of (an opportunity etc) to the greatest possible extent: You'll only get one chance, so you'd better make the most of it!) ottaa kaikki irti -
18 err on the side of
(to be guilty of what might be seen as a fault in order to avoid an opposite and greater fault: It is better to err on the side of leniency when punishing a child.) syyllistyä liialliseen (lempeyteen) -
19 worse
• pahempi• pahemmin• huonompi• huonommin* * *((of things or people) to become better or worse: His fortunes have taken a turn for the better; Her health has taken a turn for the worse.) käänne parempaan, käänne huonompaan suuntaan -
20 turn
• palvelus• tulla joksikin• tuuri• työvuoro• heilahtaa• huki• vinkkeli• vaihtua• vaihde• väänne• vuoro• vääntyä• vääntää (kampea)• vääntö• vääntää(mekaniikka)• vääntää• polveke• pyrkiä• pyöriä• pyörittää• pyöriminen• pyörähdyttää• pyöräyttää• pyörtää• pyörähdys• retki• kiemurtaa• kieppua• kiepsahtaa• kierähdys• kierähtää• kiehkura• kerta• kierrellä• kiertyä• kiertää• kierto• kierros• kohdistaa• kaarros• kaartua• kaarre• kaartaa• kaari• kaatua• hapattaa• hapata• hapantua• mielenlaatu• mennä• muuttaa suuntaatechnology• muuntaa• myllätä• muuttaa• mutka• muoto• muuttua• pelästys• sananvuoro• sorvata• suunnata• survata• suuntautua• suunnanmuutos• taive• taipumus• taipua• taittaa• taite• kurvi• kulma• kääntää• kääntyminen• kääntäminen• kääntää nurin• käydä• kääntyä• kytkentä-• käännähdys• käännähtää• käänne• käännös• käännyttää• poiketa• kolaus• lyhyt kävely* * *tə:n 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) kääntyä, kääntää2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) kääntyä3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) kääntyä4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) suunnata5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) kääntyä6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) muuttaa, muuttua7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) tulla joksikin2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) kierto2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) kierros3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) risteys4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) vuoro5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) ohjelmanumero•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up
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