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1 the elderly
• vanhat• vanhukset* * *(people who are (rather) old: It is important for the elderly to take some exercise.) ikäihmiset -
2 come to the point
1) ((also get to the point) to reach the most important consideration in a conversation etc: He talked and talked but never came to the point.) päästä asiaan2) ((only with it as subject) to arrive at the moment when something must be done: He always promises to help, but when it comes to the point he's never there.) tarvittaessa -
3 what's the odds?
(it's not important; it doesn't matter: We didn't win the competition but what's the odds?) hällä väliä -
4 jump the queue
• etuilla• kiilata* * *(to move ahead of others in a queue without waiting for one's proper turn: Many wealthy or important people try to jump the queue for hospital beds.) kiilata edelle -
5 muscle in
( often with on) (to gain entry, or gain a share of something by force: The large firms have muscled in on all the important contracts.) raivata tietä kyynärpäätaktiikalla -
6 pride of place
(the most important place: They gave pride of place at the exhibition to a Chinese vase.) keskeisin paikka -
7 high
• jonkin vaikutuksen alainen• aallonharja• kimakka• kiivas• kimeä• leveästi• mahtava• suuri• suuri Q-arvo• suuri hyvyysluku• ylhäälle• ylhäinen• ylhäällä• ylevä• korkealla• korkea• kova• korkealta• korkealle* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) korkea2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) korkea, pitkä3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) suuri, korkea4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) pää-, yli-5) (noble; good: high ideals.) jalo6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) voimakas7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) korkea8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) kimeä9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) pilaantunut10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) arvokas2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) korkealla, korkealle- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) suunnata huomio- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time -
8 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 -
9 queen
• rouva• daami• mehiläiskuningatar• kuningatar• kuningatar (korttip.)* * *kwi:n1) (a woman who rules a country, who inherits her position by right of birth: the Queen of England; Queen Elizabeth II.) kuningatar2) (the wife of a king: The king and his queen were both present.) kuningatar3) (a woman who is in some way important, excellent or special: a beauty queen; a movie queen.) kuningatar4) (a playing-card with a picture of a queen on it: I have two aces and a queen.) kuningatar5) (an important chess-piece: a bishop, a king and a queen.) kuningatar6) (the egg-laying female of certain kinds of insect (especially bees, ants and wasps).) kuningatar7) ((slang) a homosexual man who assumes the female role.)•- queenly- queen mother -
10 significant
• paljonpuhuva• tähdellinen• tärkeä• huomattava• aiheellinen• unohtumaton• puhuva• ratkaiseva• monumentaalinen• merkittävä• merkityksekäs• merkitsevä• merkityksellinen• korkea* * *1) (important; having an important effect: a significant event/development.) merkittävä2) (having a special meaning; meaningful: a significant look/smile.)3) (considerable; marked: There was no significant change in the patient's condition; There was a significant drop in the number of road accidents last year.) -
11 head
• otsikko• paine• otsikoida• nokat vastakkain• nuppi• johtaja• johtaa• johtava• tähkäphysics• vedenpaine• etupää• esimies• prässin yläleukabuilding / construction industry• pääty• päämies• pää-• pää• päällikkö• rehtori• terä• kanta• kermamarine• keula• kerämarine• kokka• kallo• ylätaso• kruuna• kuontalo• kruunu• kupu• käskeä• kärki• kärkipää• latvus• latvoa• koulunjohtaja* * *hed 1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) pää2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) mieli3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) päänmitta4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; ( also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) päämies, pää-5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) pää6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) alkupää7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) yläreuna, pää8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) kärki9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) pää10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) rehtori11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) henkeä kohti12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) niemenkärki13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) vaahto2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) olla etunenässä, olla ensimmäisenä2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) johtaa3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) suunnata kulkunsa4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) otsikoida5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) pukata•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head -
12 front
• olla• rintama• rintamus• rinnus• julkisivu• julkeus• edeltää• edusta• ensisijainen• etummainen• etuosa• etukappale• etumus• etupuoli• etusivu• etupää• fasadi• etu-• etumainen• etu• sijaita julkisivu päin• povi• miehusta* * *1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) etupuoli, etu-2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) etuosa3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) rantakorttelit4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) rintama5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) rintama6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) julkisivu7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) rintama•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front -
13 rise
• ojentautua• palkankorotus• paisua• saada alkunsa• nostaa• nousta• nousu• nousukohta• nostatus• nosto• ilmaantua• vastamäki• virkaylennys• elpyminen• enetä• aiheutua• alku• töyräs• pörhistyä• kapinoida• kasvaa• kohoama• kohoaminen• kohentua• kohoutuma• kiivetä• kohota• kohottautua• kohouma• kohotus• lisääntyä• lisääntyminenfinance, business, economy• kallistua (hinta)• kallistua• kallistua(talous)• kallistuminen• kajastaa• mäki• menestyä• syntyä• synty• ylennys• yletä• ylämäki• kummuta• kukkula• korotus• lähde• lopettaa istunto* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) nousta2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) nousta3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) nousta4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) nousta seisomaan5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) nousta6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) nousta7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) nousta8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) yletä9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) alkaa10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) nousta11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) kohota12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) nousta ylös2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) nousu2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) palkankorotus3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) mäki4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) nousu•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) nouseva- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion -
14 house
• omakotitalofinance, business, economy• toiminimi• huone• huonekunta• asunto• edustajainhuone• firma• rakennus• katsomo• katsomatta• kauppahuone• liike• kamari• hallitsijasuku• hankkia asunto• majoittaa• suku• talo• talous• koteloida• koti* * *1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) talo2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) rakennus3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) sali4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) suku2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) majoittaa2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) sijoittaa•- housing- housing benefit
- house agent
- house arrest
- houseboat
- housebreaker
- housebreaking
- house-fly
- household
- householder
- household word
- housekeeper
- housekeeping
- houseman
- housetrain
- house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) tupaantuliais-- housework
- like a house on fire -
15 reach
• ojentaminen• ojentua• ojentaa• saapua perille• saarnata• saapua• nousta• jatkua• varttua• ennättää• ehtiä• etäisyys• antaa• ulottuma• ulottua• päästä• tavoittaa• kantama• kantavuus• kantautua• kantomatka• kiiriä• mennä• saavuttaa• savuttaa• saavuttaa (päästä jhkn)• löytää• suora juoksu• ylettyä• yltää• ylettää• kurottautua• kurottaa• kurkottaa• kurkottautuaphysics• laajuus• lähentyä* * *ri: 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) saapua, saavuttaa, päästä2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) ylettyä3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) kurottautua4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) tavoittaa5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ulottua2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) tuntumassa2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) ulottuvilla, ulottuvuus3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) suora -
16 show
• osoittaa• paistaa• paljastaa• tulla näkyviin• näyttää• näkö• näyttäytyä• näyte• näytös• neuvoa• näytäntö• näytellä• näyttely• näkyä• näytelmä• ilmaus• höskä• ilmaista• ilmentää• ilmestyä• ilmetä• juhlakulkue ym• hoito• esittää• esitellä• esitys• esittely• asia• asettaa näytteille• prameus• prameilu• revyy• teatterinäytäntö• televisio-ohjelma• messu• merkitä• messut• saattaa näkyviin• pilkistää• koreilu• komeus• koreus• komeilu• loisto* * *ʃəu 1. past tense - showed; verb1) (to allow or cause to be seen: Show me your new dress; Please show your membership card when you come to the club; His work is showing signs of improvement.) näyttää, osoittaa2) (to be able to be seen: The tear in your dress hardly shows; a faint light showing through the curtains.) näkyä3) (to offer or display, or to be offered or displayed, for the public to look at: Which picture is showing at the cinema?; They are showing a new film; His paintings are being shown at the art gallery.) esittää, olla näytteillä4) (to point out or point to: He showed me the road to take; Show me the man you saw yesterday.) osoittaa5) ((often with (a)round) to guide or conduct: Please show this lady to the door; They showed him (a)round (the factory).) saattaa, opastaa6) (to demonstrate to: Will you show me how to do it?; He showed me a clever trick.) näyttää7) (to prove: That just shows / goes to show how stupid he is.) todistaa8) (to give or offer (someone) kindness etc: He showed him no mercy.) osoittaa2. noun1) (an entertainment, public exhibition, performance etc: a horse-show; a flower show; the new show at the theatre; a TV show.) näyttely, esitys, ohjelma2) (a display or act of showing: a show of strength.) osoitus3) (an act of pretending to be, do etc (something): He made a show of working, but he wasn't really concentrating.) teeskentely4) (appearance, impression: They just did it for show, in order to make themselves seem more important than they are.) ulkonäkö, näön (vuoksi)5) (an effort or attempt: He put up a good show in the chess competition.) yritys•- showy- showiness
- show-business
- showcase
- showdown
- showground
- show-jumping
- showman
- showroom
- give the show away
- good show!
- on show
- show off
- show up -
17 side
• osapuoli• rinne• varsi• vierusta• vieri• vierus• sivu-• sivuraide• sivu• vuoraus• puoli• puoli (sivu)• puoli (sivuadministration and government• puolue• reuna• kantti• kantti)• linja• suunta• syrjä• kuve• kylki• laide• laita• pinta* * *1. noun1) ((the ground beside) an edge, border or boundary line: He walked round the side of the field; He lives on the same side of the street as me.) puoli, laita2) (a surface of something: A cube has six sides.) kylki3) (one of the two of such surfaces which are not the top, bottom, front, or back: There is a label on the side of the box.) sivu, kylki4) (either surface of a piece of paper, cloth etc: Don't waste paper - write on both sides!) puoli5) (the right or left part of the body: I've got a pain in my side.) kylki6) (a part or division of a town etc: He lives on the north side of the town.) puoli7) (a slope (of a hill): a mountain-side.) rinne8) (a point of view; an aspect: We must look at all sides of the problem.) näkökanta9) (a party, team etc which is opposing another: Whose side are you on?; Which side is winning?) puoli2. adjective(additional, but less important: a side issue.) sivu-- - side- - sided
- sidelong
- sideways
- sideburns
- side effect
- sidelight
- sideline
- sidelines
- side road
- sidestep
- side-street
- sidetrack
- sidewalk
- from all sides
- on all sides
- side by side
- side with
- take sides -
18 issue
finance, business, economy• osakeanti• olla lähtöisin• painos• rintaperilliset• tulla esiin• tulos• tulla• numero• jaella• jakelu• jakaa• julkaiseminen• julkaista• jälkeläiset• jälkeläinen• virrata ulosfinance, business, economy• emissiofinance, business, economy• emittoida• seuraus• aihefinance, business, economy• anti• asia• antaafinance, business, economy• asettaa vekseli• ulosvirtaaminenelectricity• ulostulo• ulospääsy• pulmakysymys• päätös• liikkeellelaskeminen• liikkeeseen laskeminenfinance, business, economy• liikkeeseen laskufinance, business, economy• liikkeellelasku• setelinanti• kysymysfinance, business, economy• laskea liikkeeseen• laskea• lapset• lopputulos• lähettää julkisuuteen* * *'iʃu: 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) jakaa2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) tulla2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) julkaiseminen2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) numero3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) asia -
19 key
• ohjausuloke• painike• ruuvitaltta• tuloskirjaautomatic data processing• näppäin• tunnus• varustaa avainaukolla• virittää• vetoavain• avainuloke• avain• avainloveta• avaintieto• ensisijainen• ratkaiseva• ratkaisu• kiila• kiilata• lennätinkoodi• selitys• selitetechnology• läppä• sähkötysavain• sähköttäämusic• sävellaji• äänilaji• koodimusic• kosketin* * *ki: 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) avain2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) kosketin3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) näppäin4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) sävellaji5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) avain6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) merkkien selitys2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) avainasemassa oleva- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up -
20 least
• vähin• vähiten• vähäisin• vähimmin• minimaalinen• pienin* * *li:st 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) vähin2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) vähiten- at least- not in the least
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