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1 leap-frog
noun (a game in which one person vaults over another's bent back, pushing off from his hands.) pukkihyppy -
2 hand
• ojentaa• osoitin• työmies• viisari• antaa• apuri• apumies• kellonviisari• kellonosoitin• jättää• pelaaja• tarjota• kämmen• käsiala• käsi• kädessä olevat kortit• koura• luovuttaa* * *hænd 1. noun1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) käsi2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) osoitin3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) apumies, työmies4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) apu5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) käsi6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) kämmenenleveys7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) käsiala2. verb(often with back, down, up etc)1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ojentaa2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) siirtää•- handful- handbag
- handbill
- handbook
- handbrake
- handcuff
- handcuffs
- hand-lens
- handmade
- hand-operated
- hand-out
- hand-picked
- handshake
- handstand
- handwriting
- handwritten
- at hand
- at the hands of
- be hand in glove with someone
- be hand in glove
- by hand
- fall into the hands of someone
- fall into the hands
- force someone's hand
- get one's hands on
- give/lend a helping hand
- hand down
- hand in
- hand in hand
- hand on
- hand out
- hand-out
- handout
- hand over
- hand over fist
- hands down
- hands off!
- hands-on
- hands up!
- hand to hand
- have a hand in something
- have a hand in
- have/get/gain the upper hand
- hold hands with someone
- hold hands
- in good hands
- in hand
- in the hands of
- keep one's hand in
- off one's hands
- on hand
- on the one hand... on the other hand
-... on the other hand
- out of hand
- shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
- shake hands with / shake someone's hand
- a show of hands
- take in hand
- to hand -
3 fall
• painua• rojahtaa• romahtaa• tuho• tippua• tulo• notkahtaa• häviö• joutuamarine• juoksuköysi• tuupertua• turmio• työntää• helma• heittäytyä• huojentua• varista• vesiputous• vierähtää• alenema• aleta• alentua• aleneminen• vajota• valahtaa• vaipua• vähetä• väheneminen• vähentyminen• vähentyä• pudottaa• pudotus• pudota• putoama• putoaminen• putoamiskorkeus• putouskorkeus• putous• rapista• reputtaa• retkahtaa• kieltäytyä• kellahdus• kellistää• keikaus• kellahtaa• kaataa• kaatuminen• kaatua• kaato• halveta• halventua• mennä nurin• muksahtaa• mennä kumoon• mätkähtää• pettää• sademäärä• sattua• selätys• madaltua• suistua• sortuminen• suistaa• sortua• syöksyä alas• syöksyä• syntiinlankeemus• sysätä• syksy• syöstä• supistuminen• supistua• syys• syöksy• syksyinen• kukistuminen• kumota• kupsahtaa• kukistua• laskusuunta• laskea• laskeutua• lankeemus• langetafinance, business, economy• lasku• kompastua• luhistua• luiskahtaa• luhistuminen* * *fo:l 1. past tense - fell; verb1) (to go down from a higher level usually unintentionally: The apple fell from the tree; Her eye fell on an old book.) pudota, osua2) ((often with over) to go down to the ground etc from an upright position, usually by accident: She fell (over).) kaatua3) (to become lower or less: The temperature is falling.) laskea4) (to happen or occur: Easter falls early this year.) tulla, sattua5) (to enter a certain state or condition: She fell asleep; They fell in love.) vaipua, joutua johonkin tilaan6) ((formal: only with it as subject) to come as one's duty etc: It falls to me to take care of the children.) langeta jonkun osaksi2. noun1) (the act of falling: He had a fall.) putoaminen2) ((a quantity of) something that has fallen: a fall of snow.) tulo, määrä3) (capture or (political) defeat: the fall of Rome.) kukistuminen4) ((American) the autumn: Leaves change colour in the fall.) syksy•- falls- fallout
- his
- her face fell
- fall away
- fall back
- fall back on
- fall behind
- fall down
- fall flat
- fall for
- fall in with
- fall off
- fall on/upon
- fall out
- fall short
- fall through -
4 cut
• koestettava piiri* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) leikata2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) leikata3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) leikata4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) leikata5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) vähentää6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) poistaa7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) viiltää8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) nostaa9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') keskeyttää10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) oikaista11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) leikata12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) pinnata13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) ei olla näkevinään2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) haava, viilto, katko, leikkaus2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) leikkaus3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) viipale•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) pisteliäs- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) häikäilemätön- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short -
5 go
• onnistua• painua• painella• riittää• tulla joksikin• häippästä• häipyä• johtaa• vetäytyä• viedä• astua• astella• sisu• siirtyä• ajaa• antaa myöten• väistyä• liikkua• mennä• murtua• matkustaa• mahtua• sujua• tarmo• yritys• kulkea• kulua• käydä• kävellä• kuulua• langeta• poistua• luistaa• lähteä* * *ɡəu 1. 3rd person singular present tense - goes; verb1) (to walk, travel, move etc: He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?)2) (to be sent, passed on etc: Complaints have to go through the proper channels.)3) (to be given, sold etc: The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.)4) (to lead to: Where does this road go?)5) (to visit, to attend: He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.)6) (to be destroyed etc: This wall will have to go.)7) (to proceed, be done: The meeting went very well.)8) (to move away: I think it is time you were going.)9) (to disappear: My purse has gone!)10) (to do (some action or activity): I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.) mennä11) (to fail etc: I think the clutch on this car has gone.) mennä epäkuntoon12) (to be working etc: I don't think that clock is going.) käydä13) (to become: These apples have gone bad.) tulla joksikin14) (to be: Many people in the world regularly go hungry.) kuulua johonkin15) (to be put: Spoons go in that drawer.) kulua16) (to pass: Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.) kelvata17) (to be used: All her pocket-money goes on sweets.) sanoa18) (to be acceptable etc: Anything goes in this office.) olla19) (to make a particular noise: Dogs go woof, not miaow.) mennä20) (to have a particular tune etc: How does that song go?) mennä21) (to become successful etc: She always makes a party go.) onnistua2. noun1) (an attempt: I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.) yritys2) (energy: She's full of go.) puhti•- going3. adjective1) (successful: That shop is still a going concern.) menestyvä2) (in existence at present: the going rate for typing manuscripts.) käypä•- go-ahead4. noun(permission: We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.) lupa- going-over
- goings-on
- no-go
- all go
- be going on for
- be going on
- be going strong
- from the word go
- get going
- give the go-by
- go about
- go after
- go against
- go along
- go along with
- go around
- go around with
- go at
- go back
- go back on
- go by
- go down
- go far
- go for
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go off
- go on
- go on at
- go out
- go over
- go round
- go slow
- go steady
- go through
- go through with
- go too far
- go towards
- go up
- go up in smoke/flames
- go with
- go without
- keep going
- make a go of something
- make a go
- on the go -
6 hold
• omistaa• olla voimassa• olla käypä• omata• olla mieltä• painiote• otemarine• ruumafinance, business, economy• toimittaa• toimeenpanna• hoitaa• vetää• estää• sitoa• sisältää• vaikutus• pysyä• päättää• kestää• kiinnekohta• kiinnike• kiinnityskohta• levähdysmerkki• kannatella• hallita• pidellä• pidättää• pidäke• pidätin• mahtua• soveltua• tarttua• käsitellätransport• lastiruuma• pitää kiinni• pitää paikkansa• pitää kädessä• pitää hallussaan• pitää* * *I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) pitää2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) pitää3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) pitää4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) pitää5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) pitää vangittuna6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) sisältää7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) pitää8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) pitää9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) hoitaa10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uskoa, pitää11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) olla voimassa12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) vaatia pitämään kiinni13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) puolustaa14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) pidätellä15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pitää yllä16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?)17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) pitää18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) omistaa19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) jatkua20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) odottaa21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) jatkaa22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) säilyttää23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) olla jonkun varalle2. noun1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.)2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.)3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.)•- - holder- hold-all
- get hold of
- hold back
- hold down
- hold forth
- hold good
- hold it
- hold off
- hold on
- hold out
- hold one's own
- hold one's tongue
- hold up
- hold-up
- hold with II həuld noun((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastiruuma -
7 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
- keep watch -
8 kick
• jännitys• voima• potkia• potku• potkijaadministration and government• ponsi• potkaisu• potkaista• pyristellä• takapotku• polkaisu• piristys• polkea* * *kik 1. verb1) (to hit or strike out with the foot: The child kicked his brother; He kicked the ball into the next garden; He kicked at the locked door; He kicked open the gate.) potkaista2) ((of a gun) to jerk or spring back violently when fired.) potkaista2. noun1) (a blow with the foot: The boy gave him a kick on the ankle; He was injured by a kick from a horse.) potku2) (the springing back of a gun after it has been fired.) potkaisu3) (a pleasant thrill: She gets a kick out of making people happy.) mielihyvä•- kick off
- kick up -
9 drop
• painua• rojahtaa• romahtaa• tipahtaa• tipahdella• tippua• tilkka• tipat• tilkkanen• tiputtaa• tippa• tipauttaa• jättää pois• jättää siihen• jättää sikseen• tyyntyä• tuupertua• hervahtaa• helmi• hervota• hylätä• varista• eliminoida• aleta• alentua• aleneminen• alentaa• vaipua maahan• valahtaa• väheneminen• vähetä• väliverho• vähentyminen• vähentyä• pudottaa• pudota• pudotus• putoaminen• putous• retkahtaa• raueta• tihkua• karamelli• karsiutua• karpalo• kellutin• jäädä• jättää• halveta• halventua• mätkähtäätechnology• läppä• madaltua• suistua• supistuminen• supistua• syöksy• talokaapeli• lakata• lausuaaviation• laskeutua• laskeafinance, business, economy• lasku• langeta• pirahtaa• piipahtaa• pisara• pirauttaa• piraus• poikia• lyyhistyä• luopua• lysähtää* * *drop 1. noun1) (a small round or pear-shaped blob of liquid, usually falling: a drop of rain.) pisara2) (a small quantity (of liquid): If you want more wine, there's a drop left.) tilkka3) (an act of falling: a drop in temperature.) lasku4) (a vertical descent: From the top of the mountain there was a sheer drop of a thousand feet.) pudotus2. verb1) (to let fall, usually accidentally: She dropped a box of pins all over the floor.) pudottaa2) (to fall: The coin dropped through the grating; The cat dropped on to its paws.) pudota3) (to give up (a friend, a habit etc): I think she's dropped the idea of going to London.) luopua, hylätä4) (to set down from a car etc: The bus dropped me at the end of the road.) jättää5) (to say or write in an informal and casual manner: I'll drop her a note.) jättää, tokaista•- droplet- droppings
- drop-out
- drop a brick / drop a clanger
- drop back
- drop by
- drop in
- drop off
- drop out -
10 get
• panna• saada kiinni• saada• saapua• saada haltuun• tulla joksikin• tullaagriculture• niittää• hyötyä• järjestää• joutua• hommata• hoksata• ehtiä• ansaita• värvätä• voittaa• päästä• tienata• hankkia• hakea• muodostuafinance, business, economy• periä• saattaa• saavuttaa• sairastua• löytää• ymmärtää• lukea* * *ɡetpast tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) saada2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) tuoda3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) päästä, saada4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) saattaa5) (to become: You're getting old.) tulla6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) suostutella7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) saapua8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) oppia, saada tehdyksi9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) saada10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) saada kiinni11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) ymmärtää•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to -
11 knock
• isku• iskeä• ivata• töytäys• napautus• napauttaa• nakutus• nakuttaa• napaus• naputtaa• naputus• paukuttaa• taputtaa• kumauttaa• koputtaa• kopauttaa• koputus• kolhaisu• kolaus• kolkata• kolkutus• kolhaista• kolkuttaa• kolauttaa• kolahtaa• kolistaa• kopistaa• kolhu• kolahdus• lyönti• lyödä* * *nok 1. verb1) (to make a sharp noise by hitting or tapping, especially on a door etc to attract attention: Just then, someone knocked at the door.) koputtaa2) (to cause to move, especially to fall, by hitting (often accidentally): She knocked a vase on to the floor while she was dusting.) pudottaa3) (to put into a certain state or position by hitting: He knocked the other man senseless.) iskeä4) ((often with against, on) to strike against or bump into: She knocked against the table and spilt his cup of coffee; I knocked my head on the car door.) törmätä, kolauttaa2. noun1) (an act of knocking or striking: She gave two knocks on the door; He had a nasty bruise from a knock he had received playing football.) koputus, isku2) (the sound made by a knock, especially on a door etc: Suddenly they heard a loud knock.) koputus•- knocker- knock-kneed
- knock about/around
- knock back
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- knock up
- get knocked up -
12 slip
• riisua• tuikatafinance, business, economy• tosite• nuljahtaa• istukasoksa• istukas• jättämä• hiipiä• hellitä• heittää yltään• horjahdusautomatic data processing• virhe• vierähtää• epähuomio• erehtyä• erehdys• solahtaa• solua• alushame• ujuttaa• valua• valahtaa• vyötäröalushame• pujahtaa• pujottautua• pujottaa• puikahtaa• pudota• päällinen• päästä• telapohja• telat• tehdä erehdys• liukastua• lipsahtaa• liukua• lipsahdus• livahtaa• lippu• lipuke• livettää• liukuma• liuska• livauttaa• livetä• kaistale• jättö• harha-askel• hairahdus• seteli• sujauttaa• suikale• sujahtaa• kuitti• kuponki• laskea käsistään• leijailla• lapsus• lappu• pistää• pistokas• kommellus• kompastua• luikahtaa• luistaa• luisua• luisto• luiskahtaa• luhistuma• luiskahdus* * *I 1. slip past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.) liukastua2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.) livetä3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!) mennä alaspäin4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.) livahtaa5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.) livahtaa karkuun6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.) sujauttaa2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.)2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.)3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.)4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.)•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II slip noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.) paperilappu
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Back Off Cupids (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Back Off Cupids Type = Album Artist = Back Off Cupids Released = February 22,2000 Recorded = 1994 Genre = Rock Roll Post punk Length = Label = Big Fish Records Producer = John Reis Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www … Wikipedia
back off — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms back off : present tense I/you/we/they back off he/she/it backs off present participle backing off past tense backed off past participle backed off 1) to move backwards in order to get further away from… … English dictionary
back off — verb a) To move backwards away from something. I tried to back off slowly from the tiger in my path. b) To become less aggressive, particularly when one had appeared committed to act. You need to back off, or the situation could turn ugly … Wiktionary
