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61 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) kääntää selkänsä jollekulleEnglish-Finnish dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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62 give up
• jättää sikseen• herpaantua• heittää• hellittää• heittää sikseen• hylätä• alistua• antautua• antaa myöten• antaa periksi• päästää• resignoitua• keskeyttää• kieltäytyä• jättää• taipua• lakata• luopua jostakin• luopua kruunusta• lopettaa• luopua• luovuttaa* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) lopettaa2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) luopua3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) luovuttaa, antautua4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) omistaa5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) pitää jonakin -
63 know
• olla perillä• olla selvillä• osata• tunnistaa• tuntea• tietää• tajuta• taitaa* * *nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) tietää2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) osata3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) tuntea4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) tunnistaa•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes -
64 last
• riittää• hännänhuippu• jatkua• tuore• viimeksi• vihoviimeinen• viimeisenä• viimeiseksi• viimeinen• viime• viedä aikaa• edellinen• uusin• kestää• kestää (ajallisesti)• lesti• jäädä• mennyt• perimmäinen• peränpitäjä• säilyä• äskeinen• äärimmäinen• pohjimmainen• pitkittyä• lopullinen* * *I 1. adjective1) (coming at the end: We set out on the last day of November; He was last in the race; He caught the last bus home.) viimeinen2) (most recent; next before the present: Our last house was much smaller than this; last year/month/week.) edellinen, viime3) (coming or remaining after all the others: He was the last guest to leave.) viimeinen2. adverb(at the end of or after all the others: He took his turn last.)- lastly- at long last
- at last
- hear
- see the last of
- the last person
- the last straw
- the last thing
- the last word
- on one's last legs
- to the last II verb1) (to continue to exist: This situation lasted until she got married; I hope this fine weather lasts.) jatkua2) (to remain in good condition or supply: This carpet has lasted well; The bread won't last another two days - we'll need more; This coat will last me until I die.) kestää•- lasting- last out -
65 lead
• ohjata(jonnekin)• ohjata (johtaa)• opastaa• ohjata• johtoasema• juontaaelectricity• johdin• johtaminen• johdattaa• johdatella• johtaa• johtopaikka• johto• hihna• viedä• viettää• vetää• edeltää• etumatka• etu-• sisäänvienti• sisäänotto• aloittaa• antennijohto• päärooli• pääosa• terätechnology• liitinpiikki• lisätä painoa• peittää• saattaaelectricity• läpivientielectricity• sähköjohto• taluttaa• talutin• talutushihna• yksilankajohto• kuljettaa• kuuluttaa• käydä• kävelyttää• käskeä• kärki• komentaa• lyijyinen• luoti• lyijykatto• lyijy• lyijyttää* * *I 1. li:d past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) johtaa, ohjata2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) johtaa3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) johtaa4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) johtaa5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) viettää2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.)2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.)3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.)4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).)5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.)6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.)7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?)•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II led noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) lyijy2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) lyijy•- leaden -
66 proportion
• osa• osuus• rinnastaa• verrata• verranto• proportio• päätöslasku• koko• mitat• mittasuhde• mittasuhteet• määrä• sopusuhtaisuus• suhteellisuus• suhteuttaa• suhta• suhteellinen osuus• suhde• suuruussuhde* * *prə'po:ʃən1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) osa2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) suhde•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to -
67 rest
• ripe• rääppeet• tuki• tukea• nojata• nokkaunet• nojautua• noja• nukkua• jäte• tähde• haudan lepo• hengähtää• henkäistä• huilata• huokaista• huoahtaa• huilia• virkistyä• viipyä• siesta• antaa levätä• vapaa-aika• rentoutua• rauha• taukomerkki• tauko• levätä• lepo• lepuuttaa• lepotauko• lepopaikka• lepo-• lepohetki• levollisuus• levähdys• levähtää• lepoaikafinance, business, economy• jäämä• jäänne• jäädä• jäännös• mielenrauha• muu• muut• paussi• perustaa• perustua• maata• sopusointu• säilymä• säästymä• ylijäämä• koti• luottaa• loput• loppu• loppuosa* * *I 1. rest noun1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) lepo2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) lepo3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) tuki4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) pysähdyksissä2. verb1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.)2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.)3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.)4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.)5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.)6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.)•- restful- restfully
- restfulness
- restless
- restlessly
- restlessness
- rest-room
- at rest
- come to rest
- lay to rest
- let the matter rest
- rest assured
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68 so
• näin• niinpä• niin• noin• niin ollen• joten• tällä lailla• siis• siten• sillä lailla• sillä tavoin• siihen tapaan• siksi• sen vuoksi* * *səu 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) niin, näin, paljon2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) niin, noin3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) niin4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) niin, samoin5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') niin2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) niinpä, siis- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak -
69 carry
• toimittaa• johtaa• tuoda• tuottaa• viedä• sisältää• siirtää (BIO)• siirtobitti• siirtää• ajaa• ajaa läpi• vallata• välittää• kantautua• kantaa• kantama• kantomatka• kestää• kiikuttaa• liikuttaa• kannatella• kannattaaautomatic data processing• muistinumeroautomatic data processing• muistiluku• muistiinautomatic data processing• muistibitti• muuttaa• kuljettaa• pitää mukanaan* * *'kæri1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) kantaa, kuljettaa2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) kulkea3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) kannattaa4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) pitää sisällään5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ajaa läpi6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) käyttäytyä•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
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70 day
• työpäivä• aika• vuorokausi• päivä* * *dei 1. noun1) (the period from sunrise to sunset: She worked all day; The days are warm but the nights are cold.) päivä2) (a part of this period eg that part spent at work: How long is your working day?; The school day ends at 3 o'clock; I see him every day.) päivä3) (the period of twenty-four hours from one midnight to the next: How many days are in the month of September?) päivä4) ((often in plural) the period of, or of the greatest activity, influence, strength etc of (something or someone): in my grandfather's day; in the days of steam-power.) aika•- daybreak- day-dream 2. verbShe often day-dreams.) nähdä päiväunia- daylight- day school
- daytime
- call it a day
- day by day
- day in
- day out
- make someone's day
- one day
- some day
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71 favour
• palvelus• hyödyttää• hemmotella• hellitellä• helliä• erityisetu• puoltaa• kohteliaisuus• lellitellä• lelliä• kannattaa• suosionosoitus• suopeus• suosio• suosia• suositettu• suosiollisuus• suosittelu* * *'feivə 1. noun1) (a kind action: Will you do me a favour and lend me your car?) palvelus2) (kindness or approval: She looked on him with great favour.) suopeus3) (preference or too much kindness: By doing that he showed favour to the other side.) suosinta4) (a state of being approved of: He was very much in favour with the Prime Minister.) suosio2. verb(to support or show preference for: Which side do you favour?) kannattaa- favourably
- favourite 3. noun(a person or thing that one likes best: Of all her paintings that is my favourite.) suosikki- in favour of
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72 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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73 live in
(to have one's home at, away from, the place where one works: All the hotel staff live in; The nurse chose to live out.) asua talossa, asua muualla -
74 make
• ommella• pakottaa• panna• saada aikaan• saada• toimeenpanna• työ• tuote• tunnusmerkki• tuottaa• automerkki• ehtiä• erehtyä• solmia• ansaita rahaa• ansaita• valmiste• valmistaa• punoa• produsoida• rakentaafinance, business, economy• tavaramerkki• tehdä• tienata• keittää• leipoa• hankkia• merkki• muodostaa• sepittää• suorittaa• suoriutua• laji• laittaa• laatia• piirtää• pitää* * *meik 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) tehdä2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) saada tekemään3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tehdä joksikin4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tienata5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) olla yhteensä6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tulla joksikin7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) arvioida8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nimittää, valita9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) tehdä2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merkki- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to -
75 rather
• hyvinkin• ilman muuta kyllä vain• hyväksyttävä• jonkin verran• jotakuinkin• jokseenkin• jonkinlainen• jotensakin• joltinenkin• jotenkin• tyydyttävä• verraten• auttava• ennen• ennemmin• ennemminkin• siedettävä• aika• välttävä• puoleinen• kernaammin• kohtalainen• koko• mieluummin• mukiinmenevä• paremmin• parahultainen• melko• melkein• melkoinen• melkeinpä• suhteellisen• kutakuinkin• laatuunkäypä• pikemmin• pikemminkin* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) melko2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) mieluummin3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) pikemminkin -
76 share
• olla osallisena• osake• osallisuus• osallistua• olla mukana• osa• osuus• paloitella• panos• paloittaa• jakaa• auranterä• erä• annosbookkeeping• arvo-osuus• puolittaa• kiintiö• halkoa• halkaista• määräosuus• tasata• pilkkoa• lohkoa* * *ʃeə 1. noun1) (one of the parts of something that is divided among several people etc: We all had a share of the cake; We each paid our share of the bill.) osuus2) (the part played by a person in something done etc by several people etc: I had no share in the decision.) osa3) (a fixed sum of money invested in a business company by a shareholder.) osake2. verb1) ((usually with among, between, with) to divide among a number of people: We shared the money between us.) jakaa2) (to have, use etc (something that another person has or uses); to allow someone to use (something one has or owns): The students share a sitting-room; The little boy hated sharing his toys.) käyttää yhteisesti3) ((sometimes with in) to have a share of with someone else: He wouldn't let her share the cost of the taxi.) osallistua•- share and share alike -
77 singly
• erikseen• yksinään• yksitellen• kukin erikseen* * *adverb (one by one; separately: They came all together, but they left singly.) yksitellen -
78 space
• paikka• palstatila• jakso• harventaa• avaruus• etäisyys• sija (tila)• sija• aika• ala• asettaa• alue(tietotekn)• alueautomatic data processing• alue (ATK)• väli(tietotekniikka)automatic data processing• välilyönti• välikeautomatic data processing• välilyöntimerkkiprinting (graphic) industry• välistys• väli• välimatkaautomatic data processing• väli (ATK)automatic data processing• tila (ATK)• tila(tietotekn)• tila(levy-,muisti-)• tila• liikkumatila• liikkuma-ala• maailmanavaruus* * *speis 1. noun1) (a gap; an empty or uncovered place: I couldn't find a space for my car.) paikka2) (room; the absence of objects; the area available for use: Have you enough space to turn round?; Is there space for one more?) tila3) ((often outer space) the region outside the Earth's atmosphere, in which all stars and other planets etc are situated: travellers through space.) avaruus2. verb((also space out) to set (things) apart from one another: He spaced the rows of potatoes half a metre apart.) asettaa tasaisin välein- spacing- spacious
- spaciously
- spaciousness
- space-age
- spacecraft
- spaceship
- spacesuit -
79 tag
• osoitelippu• nimilipuke• juotoskorva• tuntomerkkiautomatic data processing• tuntomerkki (ATK)• tuntomerkki(tietotekn)• hela• hintalippu• hintalappu• hippaleikki• hippa• varustaa lipullatechnology• sokka• raksimusic• kertosäefinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• kilpi• klisee• lippu• lipukeautomatic data processing• merkitä (atk)• merkitsin• nasta• kovike• kulunut lauseparsi• lappu• korvake• loppupää* * *tæɡ 1. noun1) (a label: a price-tag; a name-tag.) lappu2) (a saying or quotation that is often repeated: a well-known Latin tag.) sanonta3) (something small that is added on or attached: a question-tag such as `isn't it?') liitekysymys4) (a children's game in which one player chases the others and tries to touch one of them: to play tag.)2. verb(to put a tag or label on something: All the clothes have been tagged.) varustaa lapulla- tag on -
80 who
• joka• ken• ketä• ketkä• kenelle• kuka* * *hu: 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) kuka2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) joka•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) kuka hyvänsä•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) jonka, joita•
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With all one's heart — Heart Heart (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
have all one's buttons — or[have all one s marbles] {v. phr.}, {slang} To have all your understanding; be reasonable. Usually used in the negative or conditionally. * /Mike acts sometimes as if he didn t have all his buttons./ * /He would not go to town barefooted if he… … Dictionary of American idioms
have all one's buttons — or[have all one s marbles] {v. phr.}, {slang} To have all your understanding; be reasonable. Usually used in the negative or conditionally. * /Mike acts sometimes as if he didn t have all his buttons./ * /He would not go to town barefooted if he… … Dictionary of American idioms
With all one's might and main — Main Main, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See {May}, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in certain phrases.] [1913 Webster] There were in this… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
