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1 out of the frying-pan into the fire
(from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one: His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy - it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire.) ojasta allikkoonEnglish-Finnish dictionary > out of the frying-pan into the fire
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2 quarter
• painomitta• ilmansuunta• jakaa neljään osaan• vartti• asunto• sijoittaalaw• armahdus• armo• vuosineljännes• puoli• kaupunginosa• nelikko• neljännesdollari• neljännesvuosi• neljäsosa• neljännes• majoittaa• maa• suunta• taho• kulmakunta• kulma• piiru• kortteli• kortteeri• kolkka* * *'kwo:tə 1. noun1) (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.) neljännes2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) neljännesdollari3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) kortteli4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) suunta5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) armo6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) neljännes7) (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.) neljännes8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) erä9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) lukukausi2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) leikata neljään osaan2) (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 neljäsosaan3) (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.) neljännesvuosittain4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) neljännesvuosijulkaisu- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters -
3 put
• panna• painaa• ilmaista• työntö• tuottaa• esittää• sijoittaa• arvioida• asetella• asettaa• yhteensä• pukkaus• sanoa• saattaa• sovittaa• laittaa• laskea• latoa• ladella• lausua• pistäytyä• pistää• pistellä* * *putpresent participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) panna2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) esittää3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) muotoilla4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) kirjoittaa5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) suunnata•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with -
4 toss
• paiskata• pallotella• häätää• heitto• heitellä• heilua• heittää• heitteille• heilauttaa• heittelehtiä• huiskaus• viskaus• viskata• aaltoilla• puskea• puskia• keikkua• keinua• keikauttaa• keikuttaa• keikaus* * *tos 1. verb1) (to throw into or through the air: She tossed the ball up into the air.) heittää2) ((often with about) to throw oneself restlessly from side to side: She tossed about all night, unable to sleep.) heittelehtiä3) ((of a ship) to be thrown about: The boat tossed wildly in the rough sea.) keikkua4) (to throw (a coin) into the air and decide a matter according to (a correct guess about) which side falls uppermost: They tossed a coin to decide which of them should go first.) heittää kruunaa ja klaavaa2. noun(an act of tossing.) heitto- toss up- win/lose the toss -
5 appearance
• olemus• saapuminen• saapuvillaolo• toipuminen• todennäköisyys• näennäisyys• ilmaantuminen• ilme• ilmestyminen• asu• esiintyminen• esiinmarssi• aspekti• ulkomuoto• ulkonäkö• ulkoasu• läsnäolo• kuva* * *1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) ulkomuoto2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) ilmaantuminen3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) esiintyminen -
6 effect
• omaisuus• saada aikaan• intensiteetti• voima• efekti• seuraus• aiheuttaa• aikaansaada• vaikutelma• vaikutus• vaikuttaa• voimakkuus• puhti• tehoste• teho• tehokeino• tavarat• seurannaisvaikutus• mahti• suorittaa* * *i'fekt 1. noun1) (a result or consequence: He is suffering from the effects of over-eating; His discovery had little effect at first.) seuraus, vaikutus2) (an impression given or produced: The speech did not have much effect (on them); a pleasing effect.) vaikutus2. verb(to make happen; to bring about: He tried to effect a reconciliation between his parents.) saada aikaan- effectively
- effects
- effectual
- come into effect
- for effect
- in effect
- put into effect
- take effect -
7 point
• ojentaa• olla suunnattuna• ominaisuus• osoitella• paikka• osoittaa• saada pontta• nokka• näkökohta• niemi• näyttää• juju• tähdätä• tunnus• tärkein kohta• tähdätä huomauttaaautomatic data processing• tutkain• huippu• viitoittaa• vitsi• viittoa• viitata• esittää näkökohta• erityisseikka• sijainti• ajankohta• aihe• asema• antaa kärkeä• asia• aste• vaihde• vaihephysics• ydin• ydinkohta• puoli• puoltoääni• pää• pyrkiä• teroittaa• kohta• merkitysphysics• momentti• nenä• seisoa• saumata• sakara• seikka• suunnata• syövytysneula• tarkoitus• yksityiskohta• kärki• kysymys• pluspiste• pointti• pointsi• pilkku• piste (arvost.)• piste• pinna• piste(kilpailussa)• piiru• piikki• kompassipiiru* * *point 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) kärki2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) niemi3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) piste4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) kohta5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) hetki6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) piste7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) ilmansuunta8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) piste9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) asia, näkökohta, ydin10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) itu11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) ominaisuus12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) pistorasia2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) suunnata2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) osoittaa3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) paikata•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
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8 prime
• oivallinen• hyvälaatuinen• jaoton• tärkein• hieno• verraton• ensi• ensi luokan• ensimmäinen osa• ensiluokkainen• ensiluokkaine laatu• ensisijainen• erinomainen• alku• alkuperäinen• valiolaatuinen• valio-• priima• pääasiallinen• tasokas• paras• mainio• kukoistus• laadukas• pohjustaa• pohjamaalata• pohjata• korkealaatuinen• korkeatasoinen* * *I 1. adjective1) (first or most important: the prime minister; a matter of prime importance.) pää-, ensisijainen2) (best: in prime condition.) paras2. noun(the best part (of a person's etc life, usually early middle age): He is in his prime; the prime of life.)- primary- primarily
- primary colours
- prime minister
- prime number
- prime time 3. adjectiveprime-time advertising.)II verb(to prepare (something) by putting something into or on it: He primed (=put gunpowder into) his gun; You must prime (=treat with primer) the wood before you paint it.) varustaa, pohjustaa- primer -
9 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 -
10 drive off
• hätistää• hätistellä* * *1) (to leave or go away in a car etc: He got into a van and drove off.) ajaa pois2) (to keep away: to drive off flies.) hätistellä pois3) (in golf, to make the first stroke from the tee.) lyödä aloituslyönti -
11 meet
• osua• saada heltymään• saada osakseen• torjua• tulla vastaan• nähdä• tyydyttää• hellyttää• heltyä• vastata• ajautua• täyttää• törmätä• tavata• kattaa• kokea• kohdata• kilpailu• sattua yhteen• maksaa• sulattaa• sopiva• sulaa• yhtyä• kuitata• kokoontuminen• kokoontua• kokoontumispaikka• kokoontua kokoukseen• lunastaa* * *mi:t 1. past tense, past participle - met; verb1) (to come face to face with (eg a person whom one knows), by chance: She met a man on the train.) tavata2) ((sometimes, especially American, with with) to come together with (a person etc), by arrangement: The committee meets every Monday.) kokoontua3) (to be introduced to (someone) for the first time: Come and meet my wife.) tutustua4) (to join: Where do the two roads meet?) yhtyä5) (to be equal to or satisfy (eg a person's needs, requirements etc): Will there be sufficient stocks to meet the public demand?) tyydyttää6) (to come into the view, experience or presence of: A terrible sight met him / his eyes when he opened the door.) kohdata7) (to come to or be faced with: He met his death in a car accident.) kohdata8) ((with with) to experience or suffer; to receive a particular response: She met with an accident; The scheme met with their approval.) kärsiä, joutua9) (to answer or oppose: We will meet force with greater force.) vastata2. noun(a gathering, especially of sportsmen: The local huntsmen are holding a meet this week.) kokoontuminen- meeting- meet someone halfway
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12 nosedive
noun (a dive or fall with the head or nose first: The aeroplane did a nosedive into the sea.) pystysyöksy -
13 remember
• muistella• muistaa* * *ri'membə1) (to keep in the mind, or to bring back into the mind after forgetting for a time: I remember you - we met three years ago; I remember watching the first men landing on the moon; Remember to telephone me tonight; I don't remember where I hid it.) muistaa2) (to reward or make a present to: He remembered her in his will.) muistaa3) (to pass (a person's) good wishes (to someone): Remember me to your parents.) kertoa terveisiä• -
14 set
• paikoilleen asetettu• panna kuntoon• panos• panna tekemään jotakin• painaa• panna• ryhmäkunta• ryhmä• tuijottava• nurkkakunta• nupukivi• normaali• hyytyä• hyydyttää• hyytelöityä• istukas• jakso• istuttaa• joukko• joukko (mat.)automatic data processing• joukko (ATK)• jähmettynyt• järkkymätön• joukko(tietotekn)• varmatechnology• vastaanotin• varusteet• virittää• vesa• astiasto• erä• sijoittaa• seurue• asetettu• asento• asettua• asettaa• asettaa sijoilleen• asettaa arvo• upottaa• usuttaa• vakiintunut• vakiintua• valmius• yhdistelmä• yhde• porukka• tehdä hedelmää• tasokurssi• teroittaa• kattaa• kattaa (pöytä)• kehystää• kiinnitetty• kerta• kohdistaa• kiinteä• kokoelma• kiintiöfinance, business, economy• kiinnittää• liikkumaton• kaavamainenfinance, business, economy• kalusto• jäykkä• jäykistyäforest and paper industry• haritus• harittaa• mennä mailleen• määrätä• määrätty• muodollinen• saattaa kovettumaan• sarja• setti• sovittaa• säädetty• säännellä• suuntaus• suunta• kovettua• kuvauspaikka• latoaautomatic data processing• laitteisto• laittautua• ladella• lajitelma• laittaa• laite• lavasteet• lavastus• laskeaelectricity• piiri• pino• piintynyt• piimiä• pistää• koneikko• kopiosarja• koristaa• lujittua* * *set 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) asettaa, panna2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) kattaa pöytä3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) määrätä4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) antaa5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) saada tekemään6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) laskea7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) jähmettyä8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) säätää9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) laittaa (tukka)10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) upottaa11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) panna kohdalleen2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) vakio2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) valmis3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) harkittu4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) jäykkä5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) muuttumaton6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) koristeltu3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sarja2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) vastaanotin3) (a group of people: the musical set.) ryhmä4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) hiusten laitto5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) lavastus6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) erä•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon
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