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1 man of the world
• maailmanmies* * *(a sophisticated man who is not likely to be shocked or surprised by most things: You can speak freely - we're all men of the world.) maailmanmies -
2 keep
• hoitaa• varjella• viivyttää• elatus• elättää• estää• täyttää• pysytellä• pysyttää• pysyä• pysyttäytyä• linnamilitary• linnoitus• hallita• pidättää• pelastaa• pidellä• salata• suojella• säilyttää• säilyä• tallettaa• säästää• ylläpitää• pitää kunnossa• pitää• pitää kaupan* * *ki:p 1. past tense, past participle - kept; verb1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää3) (to (cause to) remain in a certain state or position: I keep this gun loaded; How do you keep cool in this heat?; Will you keep me informed of what happens?) pitää4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä8) (to make entries in (a diary, accounts etc): She keeps a diary to remind her of her appointments; He kept the accounts for the club.) pitää9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia2. noun(food and lodging: She gives her mother money every week for her keep; Our cat really earns her keep - she kills all the mice in the house.) ylläpito- keeper- keeping
- keep-fit
- keepsake
- for keeps
- in keeping with
- keep away
- keep back
- keep one's distance
- keep down
- keep one's end up
- keep from
- keep going
- keep hold of
- keep house for
- keep house
- keep in
- keep in mind
- keep it up
- keep off
- keep on
- keep oneself to oneself
- keep out
- keep out of
- keep time
- keep to
- keep something to oneself
- keep to oneself
- keep up
- keep up with the Joneses
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3 first of all
• ensimmäiseksi• ensi sijassa• ennen kaikkea• alkuaan• lähinnä* * *(to begin with; the most important thing is: First of all, let's clear up the mess; First of all, the scheme is impossible - secondly, we can't afford it.) ensinnäkin -
4 do one's worst
(to do the most evil etc thing that one can.) tehdä pahojaan minkä kerkiää -
5 universal
• universaalinen• universalistinen• universaali• vallitseva• kaikinpuolinen• yleiskäyttöinen• yleis-• yleismaailmallinen• yleis• yleispätevä• yleinen* * *adjective (affecting, including etc the whole of the world or all or most people: English may become a universal language that everyone can learn and use.) yleismaailmallinen -
6 discount
• tinkiä• hyvitys• hinnanalennusfinance, business, economy• diskontata• avustusfinance, business, economy• diskonttausfinance, business, economy• diskonttofinance, business, economy• diskonttaaminen• diskontat• alennus• alentaafinance, business, economy• agiotappio• vähennys• kassa-alennus• kauppa-alennus• suhtautua varauksin• lasku* * *1. noun(a (small) sum taken off the price of something: He gave me a discount of 20%.) alennus2. verb(to leave aside as something not to be considered: You can discount most of what he says - it's nearly all lies!) sivuuttaa -
7 pipe dream
(an idea which can only be imagined, and which would be impossible to carry out: For most people a journey round the world is only a pipe dream.) toiveuni
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