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  • 1 catch

    • olla tarttuva
    • ottaa kiinni
    • saada selvää
    • saada kiinni
    • saada
    • saalistaa
    • saalis
    • torjua
    • hyvä kauppa
    • jahdata
    • juoni
    • ehtiä ajoissa
    • este
    • siepata
    • solki
    • apaja
    • vangita
    • pyytää(jahdata)
    • pyynti
    • pyytää (pyydystää)
    • pyytää
    • pyydystää
    • ralli
    • tavoittaa
    • kiehtoa
    • kiinnike
    • kalansaalis
    • kaapata
    • kalastaa
    • kaanon
    • haka
    • haltuunotto
    • metsästää
    • napata
    • pidike
    • pidin
    • salpa
    • sairastua
    • löytää
    • säppi
    • tarrautua
    • tarttua
    • tarrain
    • takertua
    • yllättää
    • yllättää tekemästä
    • yllättää (teosta)
    • käräyttää
    • käsittää
    • käryttää
    • kuulla
    • koukku
    • koppi
    • lukitus
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    kæ  1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb
    1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) saada kiinni, ottaa kiinni, siepata
    2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) ehtiä
    3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) yllättää
    4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) saada
    5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) jäädä kiinni, tarttua
    6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) osua
    7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) saada selvää
    8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) syttyä (palamaan)
    2. noun
    1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) koppi, kiinniotto
    2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) säppi, pidike
    3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) saalis
    4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) ansa, juoni
    - catchy
    - catch-phrase
    - catch-word
    - catch someone's eye
    - catch on
    - catch out
    - catch up

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  • 2 catch (someone) on the hop

    (to do something to (someone) when he is not prepared.) yllättää

    English-Finnish dictionary > catch (someone) on the hop

  • 3 catch (someone) on the hop

    (to do something to (someone) when he is not prepared.) yllättää

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  • 4 catch something

    • sairastua

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  • 5 wild-goose chase

    • hukkareissu
    * * *
    (an attempt to catch or find something one cannot possibly obtain.) toivoton yritys

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  • 6 release

    automatic data processing
    • ohjelman versio
    • irrotus
    • irralleen
    technology
    • irrotin
    • irrottaminen
    • irrotuslaite
    • irrottua
    • irrottaa
    • irroittaa
    • irrottautua
    • julkistaminen
    • julkistaa
    • julkistus
    • julkaista
    • julkaiseminen
    • hellittää
    • vapautusmääräys
    • vapauttaminen
    • vapautus
    • versio(ohjelman,laitteen)
    • vapauttaa
    • vapautuminen
    • aukaista
    • esittämislupa
    • armahtaa
    • puhelun katkaiseminen
    • päästää irti
    • päästää vapauteen
    • päästää vapaaksi
    • päästää
    • päästö
    • kirvoittaa
    • pelastaa
    • pelastus
    • laukaisija
    • laukaisu-
    technology
    • laukaisin
    • laukaisu(tekniikka)
    • laskea
    • laukaista
    technology
    • laukaisu (tek.)
    • laukaisu
    • luovuttaa
    • luopua jostakin
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    rə'li:s 1. verb
    1) (to set free; to allow to leave: He was released from prison yesterday; I am willing to release him from his promise to me.) vapauttaa
    2) (to stop holding etc; to allow to move, fall etc: He released (his hold on) the rope.) päästää irti
    3) (to move (a catch, brake etc) which prevents something else from moving, operating etc: He released the handbrake and drove off.) vapauttaa
    4) (to allow (news etc) to be made known publicly: The list of winners has just been released.) julkistaa
    5) (to offer (a film, record etc) to the general public: Their latest record will be released next week.) julkaista
    2. noun
    1) (the act of releasing or being released: After his release, the prisoner returned to his home town; the release of a new film; ( also adjective) the release catch.) vapautus, julkaisu
    2) (something that is released: This record is their latest release; The Government issued a press release (= a statement giving information about something, sent or given to newspapers, reporters etc).) julkaisu, tiedote

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  • 7 fire

    • palo
    • palaminen
    • roihu
    • rovio
    • tuli
    • tulisuus
    military
    • tulittaa
    • tulitus
    • tulipalo
    • tuikku
    • nuotio
    • innostaa
    • irtisanoa
    • hehkua
    • hehku
    • erottaa
    • ammunta
    • ampua
    • valkea
    • polttaa
    • polte
    • polttorovio
    • rakovalkea
    • kokko
    • liekki
    • lieska
    • leimu
    • sanoa irti
    • sytyttää
    • syttyä
    • takkatuli
    • takkavalkea
    • kulo
    • laukoa
    • laukaista
    • loimu
    • lämmittää
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    1. noun
    1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) tuli, tulipalo
    2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) lämmitin
    3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) tuli
    4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) hehku
    5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) tulitus
    2. verb
    1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) polttaa
    2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) sytyttää
    3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) laukaista
    4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) ampua
    5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) ampua, tulittaa
    6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) antaa potkut/lähtöpassit/lopputili, irtisanoa
    - firearm
    - fire-brigade
    - fire-cracker
    - fire-engine
    - fire-escape
    - fire-extinguisher
    - fire-guard
    - fireman
    - fireplace
    - fireproof
    - fireside
    - fire-station
    - firewood
    - firework
    - firing-squad
    - catch fire
    - on fire
    - open fire
    - play with fire
    - set fire to something / set something on fire
    - set fire to / set something on fire
    - set fire to something / set on fire
    - set fire to / set on fire
    - under fire

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  • 8 light

    • onnellinen
    • tulitikku
    • tuli
    • ilmava
    • hyväntuulinen
    • iloinen
    • helppo
    • hilpeä
    • hento
    • huoleton
    • hohde
    • viritä
    • vieno
    • aurinkoinen
    • siro
    • ajanviete
    • vaalea
    • vaaleaihoinen
    • valkea
    • valaistus
    • valkeus
    • valoisuus
    • valoisa
    • valaista
    • valistus
    • valaisin
    • vallaton
    • valo
    • vähäinen
    • vähin matkatavaroin
    • päivänvalo
    • rento
    • ketterä
    • keveä
    • kevytmielinen
    • kepeä
    • kevyesti
    • kevyt
    • kirkas
    • lievä
    • lennokas
    • mieto
    • pehmeä
    marine
    • majakka
    • sulava
    • sytyttää
    • syttyä
    • säteilevä
    • ymmärrys
    • kuohkea
    • kuumentaa
    • kynttilä
    • lamppu
    aviation
    • laskeutua
    • köykäinen
    • pieni
    • pintapuolinen
    • lyhty
    marine
    • loisto (majakka)
    • loiste
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    I 1. noun
    1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) valo
    2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) valo
    3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) tuli
    4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) valo
    2. adjective
    1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)
    2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)
    3. lit verb
    1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)
    2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)
    - lighting
    - lighthouse
    - light-year
    - bring to light
    - come to light
    - in the light of
    - light up
    - see the light
    - set light to
    II
    1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) kevyt
    2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) lievä
    3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) kevyt
    4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) vajaapainoinen
    5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) kevyt
    6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) kepeä
    7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) kevyt
    8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) heikko
    9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) kuohkea
    - light-headed
    - light-hearted
    - lightweight
    - get off lightly
    - make light of
    - travel light
    III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
    (to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

    English-Finnish dictionary > light

  • 9 sight

    • paljon
    • saada näkyviinsä
    • näkemiskyky
    • näkömatka
    • näköaisti
    • nähtävyys
    • näkökanta
    • näköetäisyys
    • näytelmä
    • näkökyky
    • näkö
    • näkö-
    • näky
    • näkeminen
    • näkymä
    • näköpiiri
    • ilmestys
    • jyvä
    weapon industry
    • tähtäin (ase)
    • tähtäys
    • tähtäin
    • tähystin
    • vilahdus
    finance, business, economy
    • avista
    • silmäys
    • päästä näkyviin
    • katsanto
    • katseleminen
    • melkoisesti
    • kuva
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (the act or power of seeing: The blind man had lost his sight in the war.) näkö
    2) (the area within which things can be seen by someone: The boat was within sight of land; The end of our troubles is in sight.) näköetäisyys
    3) (something worth seeing: She took her visitors to see the sights of London.) nähtävyys
    4) (a view or glimpse.) silmäys
    5) (something seen that is unusual, ridiculous, shocking etc: She's quite a sight in that hat.) näky
    6) ((on a gun etc) an apparatus to guide the eye in taking aim: Where is the sight on a rifle?) tähtäin
    2. verb
    1) (to get a view of; to see suddenly: We sighted the coast as dawn broke.) nähdä
    2) (to look at (something) through the sight of a gun: He sighted his prey and pulled the trigger.) tähdätä
    - sight-seer
    - catch sight of
    - lose sight of

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  • 10 death

    • tuoni
    • hengenlähtö
    • hengenmeno
    • viikatemies
    • kalma
    • mana
    • surma
    • kuolemantapaus
    • kuolema
    • kuolo
    • poismeno
    • loppu
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    deƟ
    1) (the act of dying: There have been several deaths in the town recently; Most people fear death.) kuolema, kuolemantapaus
    2) (something which causes one to die: Smoking too much was the death of him.) kuolema
    3) (the state of being dead: eyes closed in death.) kuolema
    - death-bed
    - death certificate
    - at death's door
    - catch one's death of cold
    - catch one's death
    - put to death
    - to death

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  • 11 get

    • panna
    • saada kiinni
    • saada
    • saapua
    • saada haltuun
    • tulla joksikin
    • tulla
    agriculture
    • niittää
    • hyötyä
    • järjestää
    • joutua
    • hommata
    • hoksata
    • ehtiä
    • ansaita
    • värvätä
    • voittaa
    • päästä
    • tienata
    • hankkia
    • hakea
    • muodostua
    finance, business, economy
    • periä
    • saattaa
    • saavuttaa
    • sairastua
    • löytää
    • ymmärtää
    • lukea
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    ɡet
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) saada
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) tuoda
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) päästä, saada
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) saattaa
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) tulla
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) suostutella
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) saapua
    8) (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 tehdyksi
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) saada
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) saada kiinni
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) ymmärtää
    - 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

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  • 12 drift

    • riippua
    • ryömintä
    • nietos
    • joutua
    technology
    • tuurna
    • tuuliajo
    • hiekkanietos
    • siirtymä
    • ajelehtia
    • ajautuma
    • ajaa
    • ajelehtiminen
    • ajautua
    • ajoverkko
    • päätyä
    • tendenssi
    • kasautua nietoksiin
    • kasaantua
    • kasata
    • kinostua
    • kinos
    • liike
    • liukuma
    • perä
    • sorto
    • suuntaus
    • suunta
    • tarkoitus
    • kulkeutua
    • kulku
    • kulkea
    • kuljeksia
    • kukkula
    • leijailla
    • poikkeama
    • luminietos
    • luisua
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    drift 1. noun
    1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) kinos
    2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) suunta, yleiskäsitys
    2. verb
    1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ajaa, ajelehtia
    2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) ajautua
    - driftwood

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  • 13 fly

    • onkiperho
    • ovela
    • näyttämön ylinen
    • ilmailla
    • hulmuta
    • hurahtaa
    • huristaa
    • viilettää
    • etuhalkio
    • singahdella
    • singahtaa
    • sinkoilla
    • singota
    • valpas
    • pyrähtää
    • rientää
    • riehaantua
    • teltan ovivaate
    • karata
    • kiitää
    • lennättää
    • lento
    • liehua
    • liihottaa
    • liihotella
    • liitää
    • liidättää
    • leuhahdella
    • litsi
    • leuhottaa
    • lennellä
    • liehuttaa
    • lentää
    • lennähtää
    • liidellä
    • kahahtaa
    • halkio
    • peittävä lista
    • perho
    • pelmahtaa
    • sepalus
    • syöksähtää
    • yksivaljakko
    • kärpänen
    • kärpäshaavi
    • lehahtaa
    • leijailla
    • leijata
    • leijua
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    I plural - flies
    nou)
    1) (a type of small winged insect.)
    2) (a fish hook made to look like a fly so that a fish will take it in its mouth: Which fly should I use to catch a trout?)
    3) ((often in plural) a piece of material with buttons or a zip, especially at the front of trousers.)
    II past tense - flew; verb
    1) (to (make something) go through the air on wings etc or in an aeroplane: The pilot flew (the plane) across the sea.) lentää
    2) (to run away (from): He flew (the country).) paeta
    3) ((of time) to pass quickly: The days flew past.) kiitää
    - flier
    - flying saucer
    - flying visit
    - frequent flyer/flier
    - flyleaf
    - flyover
    - fly in the face of
    - fly into
    - fly off the handle
    - get off to a flying start
    - let fly
    - send someone/something flying
    - send flying

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  • 14 hurry

    • hyörinä
    • hätiköidä
    • hätiköinti
    • hätäisyys
    • hätäillä
    • hätäily
    • hätä
    • joutua
    • jouduttaa
    • hoppu
    • hoputtaa
    • hosua
    • hutiloida
    • hoppuilla
    • vauhti
    • viedä kiireesti
    • ennättää
    • ehättää
    • ehtiä
    • rientoaskel
    • riento
    • rientää
    • kiidättää
    • kiirehtiä
    • kiireisyys
    • kiiruhtaa
    • kiire
    • melu
    • pitää kiirettä
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) kiirehtiä, hoputtaa
    2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) viedä kiireesti
    2. noun
    1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) hoppu
    2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) kiire
    - hurriedly
    - in a hurry
    - hurry up

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  • 15 pick up

    • oppia
    • ottaa mukaan
    • palautua
    • saada takaisin
    • tointua
    • toipua
    • nyppiä
    • nostaa
    • nokkia
    • noukkia
    • noutaa
    • noppia
    • iskeä
    • tutustua
    • vaurastua
    • vastaanottaa
    • virkistyä
    • vetää
    • virota
    • vilkastua
    • elpyä
    • aktivoitua
    • vahventua
    • vahveta
    • vahvistua
    • voimistua
    • rekisteröidä
    • tervehtyä
    • tehostua
    • kerätä
    • kiihtyä
    • keräillä
    • hakea
    • hankkia
    • napata
    • pidättää
    • parantua
    • löytää
    • yltyä
    • kuntoutua
    • koventua
    • koveta
    • piristyä
    • poimia
    • koota
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    1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) oppia
    2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) poimia kyytiin
    3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) tehdä hyvä kauppa
    4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) nousta pystyyn
    5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) noutaa
    6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) saada kuuluviin
    7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) löytää, saada kiinni

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  • 16 button

    • painonäppäin
    • painike
    • nuppi
    • näppäin
    • napittaa
    • nappi
    • nappula
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (a knob or disc used as a fastening: I lost a button off my coat.) nappi
    2) (a small knob pressed to operate something: This button turns the radio on.) nappula
    2. verb
    ((often with up) to fasten by means of buttons.) napittaa
    3. verb
    (to catch someone's attention and hold him in conversation: He buttonholed me and began telling me the story of his life.) naulita paikalleen

    English-Finnish dictionary > button

  • 17 decoy

    • houkutella
    • houkutuslintu
    • bulvaani
    • petos
    • syötti
    * * *
    'di:koi
    (anything intended to lead someone or something into a trap: The policewoman acted as a decoy when the police were trying to catch the murderer.) syötti

    English-Finnish dictionary > decoy

  • 18 dodge

    • niksi
    • hypähtää syrjään
    • juoni
    • juonitella
    • väistää sivuun
    • väistää
    • väistöliike
    • välttää
    • väistyä
    • väistellä
    • vältellä
    • temppu
    • kiertää
    • kikka
    • metku
    • metkuilla
    • laite
    * * *
    do‹ 1. verb
    (to avoid (something) by a sudden and/or clever movement: She dodged the blow; He dodged round the corner out of sight; Politicians are very good at dodging difficult questions.) väistää
    2. noun
    1) (an act of dodging.) väistöliike
    2) (a trick: You'll never catch him - he knows every dodge there is.) metku

    English-Finnish dictionary > dodge

  • 19 field

    • osa-alue
    • opintosuunta
    • toimiala
    • niitty
    • nurmikko
    • työkenttä
    • aukio
    • elinkeino
    • elämänkutsumus
    • ala
    • ammattiala
    • alue
    • ulkovuoro
    • ulkokenttä
    • vainio
    automatic data processing
    • tietokenttä
    • keto
    • kenttä
    • kilpailijat
    • kilpakenttä
    • leikkikenttä
    • kaikki pelaajat
    • kamara
    • pelikenttä
    • peltoaukea
    • peltoaukeama
    • pelto
    • sarka
    • sarka (kuv.)
    • maa
    • tanner
    • tantere
    • tasanko
    • taistelukenttä
    • lakeus
    • pohja
    electricity
    • piiri
    * * *
    fi:ld 1. noun
    1) (a piece of land enclosed for growing crops, keeping animals etc: Our house is surrounded by fields.) pelto
    2) (a wide area: playing fields (= an area for games, sports etc).) kenttä
    3) (a piece of land etc where minerals or other natural resources are found: an oil-field; a coalfield.) kenttä
    4) (an area of knowledge, interest, study etc: in the fields of literature/economic development; her main fields of interest.) ala
    5) (an area affected, covered or included by something: a magnetic field; in his field of vision.) kenttä
    6) (an area of battle: the field of Waterloo; ( also adjective) a field-gun.) taistelukenttä
    2. verb
    ((in cricket, basketball etc) to catch (the ball) and return it.) ottaa kiinni
    - fieldwork

    English-Finnish dictionary > field

  • 20 spot

    • paikka
    • ruttopaise
    • näppylä
    • näppy
    • jälki
    • täplä
    • täplittää
    • vihmoa
    • finni
    • sijainti
    • silmä
    military
    • asema
    • töhriä
    • vähäinen
    • pälvi
    • kohta
    • merkki
    • mainospala
    • mainos
    finance, business, economy
    • spot-kauppa
    • tahra
    • lautuma
    • laikku
    • laikka
    • pilkuttaa
    • piste
    • pilkku
    • lokotavara
    • läntti
    • läiskä
    • läikkä
    * * *
    spot 1. noun
    1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) tahra
    2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pilkku
    3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) näppylä
    4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) paikka
    5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) vähän
    2. verb
    1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) huomata
    2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) keksiä
    - spotlessly
    - spotlessness
    - spotted
    - spotty
    - spottiness
    - spot check
    - spotlight
    3. verb
    1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) valaista kohdevalolla
    2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) kiinnittää huomio
    - on the spot
    - spot on

    English-Finnish dictionary > spot

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  • catch sight of something — catch sight of (someone/something) to see someone or something only for a moment. I caught sight of someone with red hair and knew it was you …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch on to something — ˌcatch ˈon (to sth) derived (informal) to understand sth • He is very quick to catch on to things. Main entry: ↑catchderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch hold of something — catch, get, grab, take, etc. (a) ˈhold of sb/sth idiom to have or take sb/sth in your hands • He caught hold of her wrists so she couldn t get away. • Lee got hold of the dog by its collar. • Quick, grab a hold of that rope …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch hell (for something) — tv. to get severely reprimanded for (doing) something. □ I knew I’d catch hell for it. □ Somebody is going to catch hell for this! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • you won't catch someone doing something — you won’t/wouldn’t/catch someone doing something phrase used for saying that it is very unlikely that someone will or would do something You wouldn’t catch me taking work home every night. Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words… …   Useful english dictionary

  • you wouldn't catch someone doing something — you won’t/wouldn’t/catch someone doing something phrase used for saying that it is very unlikely that someone will or would do something You wouldn’t catch me taking work home every night. Thesaurus: not likely to happensynonym general words… …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch up on something — …   Useful english dictionary

  • catch up on — (something) 1. to do whatever you have not had time to do. I have to catch up on my reading. 2. to find out about something. Most folks stop here for a cup of coffee while they catch up on the day s news …   New idioms dictionary

  • catch — catch1 W1S1 [kætʃ] v past tense and past participle caught [ko:t US ko:t] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(take and hold)¦ 2¦(find/stop somebody)¦ 3¦(see somebody doing something)¦ 4¦(illness)¦ 5 catch somebody by surprise/catch somebody off guard 6 catch somebody… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • catch — catch1 [ kætʃ ] (past tense and past participle caught [ kɔt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 stop and hold something/someone ▸ 2 stop someone escaping ▸ 3 find and arrest ▸ 4 (hunt and) stop animal ▸ 5 get on public vehicle ▸ 6 discover someone doing something… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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