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  • 1 job

    • paikka
    • toimi
    • toiminta
    finance, business, economy
    • toimipaikka
    • juttu
    • työkohde
    • työajo
    • työ
    • työpaikka
    • huono lohduttaja
    • hommeli
    • homma
    • duuni
    • elämänkutsumus
    • asia
    • ammatti
    • ansiotyö
    • askare
    • urakka
    • väärinkäyttää virka-asemaansa
    • puolipäivätoimi
    • puuha
    • tehdä tilapäistöitä
    • tietokoneajo
    • tehtävä
    • keikka
    finance, business, economy
    • keinottelu
    finance, business, economy
    • keinotella
    • hanke
    * * *
    ‹ob
    1) (a person's daily work or employment: She has a job as a bank-clerk; Some of the unemployed men have been out of a job for four years.) työ
    2) (a piece of work or a task: I have several jobs to do before going to bed.) tehtävä
    - a good job
    - have a job
    - just the job
    - make the best of a bad job

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  • 2 give

    • omistaa
    • olla
    • ojentaa
    law
    • tuomita
    • tuottaa
    • herättää
    • hyllyä
    • auttaa
    • esittää
    • aiheuttaa
    • antaa
    • antaa päin
    • uhrata
    • päästää
    • kimmoisuus
    • jättää
    • myöntää
    • peräänantaminen
    • suoda
    finance, business, economy
    • tarjota
    • lahjoittaa
    • lasketella
    • luovuttaa
    • luetella
    * * *
    (to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) antaa potkut/lähtöpassit/lopputili, irtisanoa

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  • 3 give up as a bad job

    (to decide that (something) is not worth doing, or impossible to do, and so stop doing it.) lyödä rukkaset pöytään

    English-Finnish dictionary > give up as a bad job

  • 4 a put-up job

    (something done to give a false appearance, in order to cheat or trick someone.) hämäys

    English-Finnish dictionary > a put-up job

  • 5 call

    • tituloida
    • nimittää
    • hälyyttää
    • hälyttää
    stock exchange
    • julkihuuto
    • herättää
    • huhuilla
    • huutaa
    • huhuilu
    • huuto
    • huudahtaa
    • huudella
    • velkoa
    • velkomus
    • vierailla
    • vierailu
    • vieraskäynti
    • esiinhuuto
    law
    • esiinhuuto oikeudessa
    • soittaa
    • soitto
    • soittaa puhelimella
    • vaatimus
    • puhelinsoitto
    • potilaskäynti
    • puhelu
    • puhutella
    law
    • kehotus
    • haastaa
    • merkinanto
    • sanoa joksikin
    • sanoa
    • mainita
    physics
    • ääni
    • kutsu
    • kukkua
    • kutsu(tietotekn)
    automatic data processing
    • kutsua (ATK)
    automatic data processing
    • kutsu (ATK)
    • käynti
    • käväistä
    • kutsumus
    • kutsuääni
    • käyntikerta
    • käydä
    • kutsua
    • kutsua(tietotekn)
    • kutsuhuuto
    • kutsumerkki
    • poiketa
    * * *
    ko:l 1. verb
    1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) kutsua
    2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) pitää jonakin
    3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) huutaa
    4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) kutsua
    5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) käydä
    6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) soittaa
    7) ((in card games) to bid.) tarjota
    2. noun
    1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) huuto
    2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) kutsuhuuto
    3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) käynti
    4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) puhelu
    5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) kutsu
    6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) kysyntä
    7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) aihe
    - calling
    - call-box
    - call for
    - call off
    - call on
    - call up
    - give someone a call
    - give a call
    - on call

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  • 6 approximate

    • olla lähellä
    • silmämääräinen
    • approksimoida
    • arvionmukainen
    • likimääräinen
    • likiarvoinen
    • sovittaa likimain
    • summittainen
    • ylimalkainen
    • lähestyä
    • lähentää
    • lähetä
    • läheinen
    * * *
    ə'proksimət
    (very nearly correct or accurate; not intended to be absolutely correct: Give me an approximate answer!; Can you give me an approximate price for the job?) likimääräinen
    - approximation

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  • 7 support

    • olla apuna
    • olla tukena
    • ruokkia
    • tuki
    • tuki (avustaminen)
    • tuki-
    • todistaa
    • tukea
    • tukea(tietotekn)
    • tukeminen
    automatic data processing
    • tukea (ATK)
    • noja (tuki)
    • noja
    • hyväksyä
    • jalusta
    • helliä
    • hoivata
    • hirsi
    • hoitaa
    • huolto
    • huoltaa
    • huolehtia
    • avunanto
    • auttaa
    • avustaminen
    • avustus
    • avustaa
    • edustaa
    • elättäminen
    • elättää
    • elanto
    • elatus
    • sietää
    • ajaa asiaa
    • antaa apua
    • apu
    • vaalia
    • vahvistaa
    • voimistaa
    • puolustaa
    • puolenpito
    • puoltaa
    • pönkittää
    • pönkkä
    • pylväs
    • ravita
    • teline
    • kasvattaa
    • kantaja
    • kantoaine
    • kantaa
    • kestää
    • kannattaa
    • kannatin
    • kannatella
    • kannatus(markkinatalous)
    • kannatus
    finance, business, economy
    • kannatus (tal.)
    • mukavuus
    • myötävaikutus
    building / construction industry
    • perustus
    • pidellä
    • suosia
    • surunvalittelu
    • ylläpito
    • ylläpitää
    • pitää pystyssä
    • pitää koholla
    • pilari
    • pitää huolta
    • pitää yllä
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    sə'po:t 1. verb
    1) (to bear the weight of, or hold upright, in place etc: That chair won't support him / his weight; He limped home, supported by a friend on either side of him.) kannattaa
    2) (to give help, or approval to: He has always supported our cause; His family supported him in his decision.) tukea
    3) (to provide evidence for the truth of: New discoveries have been made that support his theory; The second witness supported the statement of the first one.) vahvistaa
    4) (to supply with the means of living: He has a wife and four children to support.) elättää
    2. noun
    1) (the act of supporting or state of being supported: That type of shoe doesn't give the foot much support; The plan was cancelled because of lack of support; Her job is the family's only means of support; I would like to say a word or two in support of his proposal.) tuki
    2) (something that supports: One of the supports of the bridge collapsed.) tuki
    - supporting

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  • 8 appoint

    • palkata
    • nimetä
    • nimittää
    • esittää
    • asettaa
    • antaa nimitys
    • valtuuttaa
    • valita
    • vuokrata
    • määrätä
    • kutsua
    * * *
    ə'point
    1) (to give (a person) a job or position: They appointed him manager; They have appointed a new manager.) nimittää
    2) (to fix or agree on (a time for something): to appoint a time for a meeting.) sopia
    - appointment

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  • 9 assign

    • omistaa
    • osoittaa
    • tokaista
    • nimittää
    • jakaa
    • ilmoittaa
    • vastaanottaja
    • siirtää
    • siirtää johonkin
    • sijoittaa
    automatic data processing
    • sijoittaa(ATK)
    • asettaa
    • antaa
    law
    • uskottu mies
    • uskoa
    • valtuuttaa
    • tehtävä
    • määrätä
    • myöntää
    • myöntää(lahjoittaa)
    • määrätä johonkin
    • myöntää (varoja)
    automatic data processing
    • määritellä (atk)
    • sanoa
    • mainita
    • luovuttaa
    • luovuttaa jollekin
    • luovutuksensaaja
    * * *
    1) (to give to someone as his share or duty: They assigned the task to us.) uskoa
    2) (to order or appoint: He assigned three men to the job.) määrätä

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  • 10 compensate

    • olla korvauksena
    • palkita
    • hyvittää
    • vastata
    • peittää
    • substituoida
    • tasapainottaa
    • tasata
    • tasoittaa
    law
    • kumota
    • korvata kulut
    • korvata vahinko
    • kompensoida
    • korvata kustannukset
    • korvata
    * * *
    'kompənseit
    1) (to give money to (someone) or to do something else to make up for loss or wrong they have experienced: This payment will compensate (her) for the loss of her job.) hyvittää
    2) (to undo the effect of a disadvantage etc: The love the child received from his grandmother compensated for the cruelty of his parents.) korvata
    - compensation

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  • 11 fill in

    automatic data processing
    • täydentää
    • täyttää
    * * *
    1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) täydentää
    2) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) täyttää
    3) (to give (someone) all the necessary information: I've been away - can you fill me in on what has happened?) valistaa
    4) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) tappaa aikaa
    5) (to do another person's job temporarily: I'm filling in for her secretary.) olla sijainen

    English-Finnish dictionary > fill in

  • 12 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. verb
    1) (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.) auttaa
    2) (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 avuksi
    3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) auttaa
    4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) palvella
    5) ((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 kuin
    2. noun
    1) (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?) apu
    2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) apu
    3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) apulainen, apumies
    4) ((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
    - helpful
    - helpfully
    - helpfulness
    - helping
    - helpless
    - helplessly
    - helplessness
    - help oneself
    - help out

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  • 13 idiot

    • idiootti
    • hölmö
    • tylsämielinen
    • tyhmyri
    • houkka
    • pölkkypää
    • kaheli
    • älykääpiö
    • ääliö
    * * *
    'idiət
    1) (a foolish person: She was an idiot to give up such a good job.) idiootti
    2) (a person with very low intelligence.) idiootti
    - idiotic
    - idiotically

    English-Finnish dictionary > idiot

  • 14 lumber

    • roju
    • romu
    • hirret
    • täyttää romulla
    • puutavara
    • puu
    • liikkua kömpelösti
    • sahatavara
    • löntystää
    • säilyttää
    • tarpoa
    • tarvepuu
    • tallustella
    • lankut
    * * *
    I 1. noun
    1) (old unwanted furniture etc.) romu
    2) (timber sawn up.) puutavara
    2. verb
    (to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility: to lumber someone with a job.)
    II verb
    (to move about heavily and clumsily.) löntystellä

    English-Finnish dictionary > lumber

  • 15 make

    • ommella
    • pakottaa
    • panna
    • saada aikaan
    • saada
    • toimeenpanna
    • työ
    • tuote
    • tunnusmerkki
    • tuottaa
    • automerkki
    • ehtiä
    • erehtyä
    • solmia
    • ansaita rahaa
    • ansaita
    • valmiste
    • valmistaa
    • punoa
    • produsoida
    • rakentaa
    finance, 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; verb
    1) (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.) tehdä
    2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) saada tekemään
    3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) tehdä joksikin
    4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) tienata
    5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) olla yhteensä
    6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) tulla joksikin
    7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) arvioida
    8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nimittää, valita
    9) (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?) tehdä
    2. noun
    (a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) merkki
    - 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

    English-Finnish dictionary > make

  • 16 mark

    • olla merkkinä
    • panna merkille
    • painanne
    • painaa leima
    • todistus jostakin
    • nimikoida
    • numero
    • jättää jälki
    • jälki
    • tunnuskuva
    • tunnusmerkki
    • tuntomerkki
    • tunnus
    • huomata
    • hinnoitella
    • viivata
    • viivaus
    • viitoittaa
    • virhemerkki
    • enne
    • signaali
    • arpi
    • arvostella
    • arvosana
    • uurros
    • puumerkki
    • tavoite
    • tehdä merkintä
    • koenumero
    • leima
    • lipuke
    • leimata
    • mitta
    • merkata
    automatic data processing
    • merkitä (atk)
    • merkintä
    • merkki
    • merkitä
    • markus
    • maali
    • maalitaulu
    • markka
    • symboli
    • laji
    • piirto
    • pinna
    • piiru
    • pilkka
    • piste
    • korjata
    • lähtöviiva
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) ((also Deutsche Mark, Deutschmark) the standard unit of German currency before the euro.) markka
    2) (a point given as a reward for good work etc: She got good marks in the exam.)
    3) (a stain: That spilt coffee has left a mark on the carpet.) merkki
    4) (a sign used as a guide to position etc: There's a mark on the map showing where the church is.) arvosana
    5) (a cross or other sign used instead of a signature: He couldn't sign his name, so he made his mark instead.) tahra
    6) (an indication or sign of a particular thing: a mark of respect.) merkki
    2. verb
    1) (to put a mark or stain on, or to become marked or stained: Every pupil's coat must be marked with his name; That coffee has marked the tablecloth; This white material marks easily.) merkitä, tahrata
    2) (to give marks to (a piece of work): I have forty exam-papers to mark tonight.) korjata
    3) (to show; to be a sign of: X marks the spot where the treasure is buried.) osoittaa
    4) (to note: Mark it down in your notebook.) merkitä muistiin
    5) ((in football etc) to keep close to (an opponent) so as to prevent his getting the ball: Your job is to mark the centre-forward.) vartioida
    - markedly
    - marker
    - marksman
    - marksmanship
    - leave/make one's mark
    - mark out
    - mark time

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  • 17 notice

    • panna merkille
    • ottaa huomioon
    • saada selville
    • todeta
    • nähdä
    • noteerata
    • observoida
    • irtisanomisilmoitus
    • irtisanomisaika
    • ilmoitus
    • irtisanominen
    • ilmoitusasia kokouksessa
    • julistus
    • juliste
    • tutkia
    • havaita
    • havainnoida
    • hoksata
    • huomautus
    • huominen
    • huomio
    • huomata
    • huomioida
    • varoitusaika
    • varoitus
    • erottaa
    • arviointi
    • tiedotus
    • tiedonanto
    • tieto
    • tiedoksianto
    • tiedote
    • katsella
    • kiinnittää huomiota
    • keksiä
    • harkinta
    • mainita
    • maininta
    • mainos
    • löytää
    • tarkkailla
    • tarkastella
    • äkätä
    • kutsu
    • kuulutus
    • kuulla
    * * *
    'nəutis 1. noun
    1) (a written or printed statement to announce something publicly: He stuck a notice on the door, saying that he had gone home; They put a notice in the paper announcing the birth of their daughter.) ilmoitus
    2) (attention: His skill attracted their notice; I'll bring the problem to his notice as soon as possible.) huomio
    3) (warning given especially before leaving a job or dismissing someone: Her employer gave her a month's notice; The cook gave in her notice; Please give notice of your intentions.) irtisanoa, ilmoittaa
    2. verb
    (to see, observe, or keep in one's mind: I noticed a book on the table; He noticed her leave the room; Did he say that? I didn't notice.) huomata
    - noticeably
    - noticed
    - notice-board
    - at short notice
    - take notice of

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  • 18 program

    • ohjelmoida
    • ohjelmalehtinen
    • ohjelma
    • televisio-ohjelma
    finance, business, economy
    • kurssi
    • käsiohjelma
    * * *
    verb - present participle programming (American also programing): past tense, past participle programmed (American also programed) - (to give information, instructions etc to (a machine, especially a computer, so that it can do a particular job).) ohjelmoida

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  • 19 quarter

    • painomitta
    • ilmansuunta
    • jakaa neljään osaan
    • vartti
    • asunto
    • sijoittaa
    law
    • armahdus
    • armo
    • vuosineljännes
    • puoli
    • kaupunginosa
    • nelikko
    • neljännesdollari
    • neljännesvuosi
    • neljäsosa
    • neljännes
    • majoittaa
    • maa
    • suunta
    • taho
    • kulmakunta
    • kulma
    • piiru
    • kortteli
    • kortteeri
    • kolkka
    * * *
    'kwo:tə 1. noun
    1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) neljännes
    2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari
    3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli
    4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta
    5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo
    6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes
    7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) neljännes
    8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä
    9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi
    2. verb
    1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan
    2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) vähentää neljäsosaan
    3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) majoittaa
    3. adverb
    (once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) neljännesvuosittain
    4. noun
    (a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu
    - quarter-deck
    - quarter-final
    - quarter-finalist
    - quartermaster
    - at close quarters

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  • 20 regular

    • oikea
    • todellinen
    • normaali
    • juokseva
    • jokapäiväinen
    • jatkuva
    • varsinainen
    • alituinen
    • asiakas
    • täsmällinen
    • vakinainen väki
    • vakio
    • vakituinen
    • vakinainen
    • yhteinen
    • pysyvä
    • regulaarinen
    • tavallinen
    • tavanomainen
    • kantaasiakas
    • kanta-asiakas
    • kiinteä
    • muuttumaton
    • määräaikainen
    • stabiili
    • staattinen
    • säännöllinen
    • säntillinen
    • säännönmukainen
    • sääntömääräinen
    • tasainen
    • kunniallinen
    • laillinen
    • lainalainen
    • konstantti
    * * *
    'reɡjulə 1. adjective
    1) (usual: Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it?) vakituinen
    2) ((American) normal: He's too handicapped to attend a regular school.) tavallinen
    3) (occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between: They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular?) säännöllinen
    4) (involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc: a man of regular habits.) säännöllinen
    5) (frequent: He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers.) vakituinen, kanta-
    6) (permanent; lasting: He's looking for a regular job.) vakinainen
    7) ((of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language: `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb.) säännöllinen
    8) (the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical: a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure.) säännöllinen
    9) (of ordinary size: I don't want the large size of packet - just give me the regular one.) normaali-
    10) ((of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers.) vakinainen
    2. noun
    1) (a soldier in the regular army.) vakinainen
    2) (a regular customer (eg at a bar).) vakituinen asiakas
    - regularly
    - regulate
    - regulation
    - regulator

    English-Finnish dictionary > regular

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