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1 find one's feet
(to become able to cope with a new situation: She found the new job difficult at first but she soon found her feet.) tottua -
2 bone idle
(very lazy: He could find a job but he's bone idle.) patalaiska -
3 classified ad
noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.) -
4 make the best of it
(to do all one can to turn a failure etc into something successful: She is disappointed at not getting into university but she'll just have to make the best of it and find a job.) kääntää tilanne edukseen -
5 now
• no• nyt• nyt heti• nykyisin• nyt kun• nykyhetkellä• nyttemmin• no niin• nykyään• juuri• tällä kertaa• tällä hetkellä• tällöin• heti• kas noin• parhaillaan* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) nyt2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) heti3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) tällä hetkellä, tästä lähtien4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) sillä hetkellä5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) nyt6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) no niin, -han, -hän2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) nyt kun- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then -
6 porter
• ovensuu• ovenvartija• huoltomies• eteisvahtimestari• vahtimestari• portieeri• porttivahti• portteri• portinvartija• kantaja* * *'po:tə1) (a person whose job is to carry luggage in a railway station etc: The old lady could not find a porter to carry her suitcase from the train.) kantaja2) (a person whose job is to carry things eg in rough country where there is no other form of transport: He set off into the jungle with three porters.) kantaja3) (a doorman or attendant in a hotel etc: a hospital porter.) portieeri, vahtimestari -
7 all
• jokainen• jok'ainoa• jok'ikinen• aivan• koko• kokonaan• liian• kaikki• pitkin* * *o:l 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) kaikki, koko2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) kaikki2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) täysin2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) sitäkin•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
- in all -
8 have one's back to the wall
(to be in a very difficult or desperate situation: He certainly has his back to the wall as he has lost his job and cannot find another one.) joutua seinää vasten -
9 help
• olla apuna• ohje• opastus• palvella• tuki-• tukea• neuvo• hyödyttää• jelpata• helpottaa• avustaa• auttaa• avustus• edesauttaa• avunanto• edistää• apua• apu• apuvoima• antaa apua• apulainen• apuhenkilökunta• puoltaa• tehdä palveluksia• kannattaa• myötävaikuttaa• myötävaikutus• sponsoroida• subventoida• suosia* * *help 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) auttaa2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) olla avuksi3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) auttaa4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) palvella5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) voida muuta kuin2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) apu2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) apu3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) apulainen, apumies4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) sille ei voi mitään•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out -
10 kill time
(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) tappaa aikaa -
11 make heavy weather of
(to find surprising difficulty in doing: He said he'd finish the job in half an hour, but he's making rather heavy weather of it.) tehdä turhan vaikeaksi -
12 relief
• hätäapu• helpotus• huojennus• avustus• apu• vaihto• reliefi• riikinruotsalainen (adj.)• keventää• kevennys• kohokuva• lievennys• lievike• lievitys• mukavuus• pinnanmuodostus• korkokuva* * *rə'li:f1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) helpotus2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) apu3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) sijainen4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) vapautus5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) kohokuva•- relieve- relieved -
13 suitable
• omiaan• otollinen• hyvä• asianmukainen• pätevä• kelvollinen• kelpo• kohtuullinen• kiitollinen• sopiva• sovelias• suosiollinen• soveltuva• säädyllinen• suotuisa• tarkoituksenmukainen• kunnollinen• kunnon• käypä• käyttökelpoinen• käytännöllinen* * *'su:təbl1) (right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion: I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable.) sopiva2) (convenient: We must find a suitable day for our meeting.) sopiva•- suitableness
- suitably -
14 way
• neuvo• tyyli• vauhti• elämäntapa• etäisyys• väylä• pääsy• päin• reitti• rata• telapölkyt• tie• keino• menettelytapa• peli• matka• suunta• taipale• tapa• taho• kulkutie• kulkureittifinance, business, economy• kurssi• kulku• konsti* * *wei 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) reitti2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) tie3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) tie4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) matka5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) tapa6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) tapa7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) tapa8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) tie2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) paljon- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means
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