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  • 1 hold with

    • olla puolella
    • hyväksyä
    * * *
    (to approve of: He doesn't hold with smoking.) katsoa suopein silmin

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  • 2 hold

    • omistaa
    • olla voimassa
    • olla käypä
    • omata
    • olla mieltä
    • painiote
    • ote
    marine
    • ruuma
    finance, business, economy
    • toimittaa
    • toimeenpanna
    • hoitaa
    • vetää
    • estää
    • sitoa
    • sisältää
    • vaikutus
    • pysyä
    • päättää
    • kestää
    • kiinnekohta
    • kiinnike
    • kiinnityskohta
    • levähdysmerkki
    • kannatella
    • hallita
    • pidellä
    • pidättää
    • pidäke
    • pidätin
    • mahtua
    • soveltua
    • tarttua
    • käsitellä
    transport
    • lastiruuma
    • pitää kiinni
    • pitää paikkansa
    • pitää kädessä
    • pitää hallussaan
    • pitää
    * * *
    I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) pitää
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) pitää
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) pitää
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) pitää
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) pitää vangittuna
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) sisältää
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) pitää
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) pitää
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) hoitaa
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) uskoa, pitää
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) olla voimassa
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) vaatia pitämään kiinni
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) puolustaa
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) pidätellä
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) pitää yllä
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?)
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) pitää
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) omistaa
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) jatkua
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) odottaa
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) jatkaa
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) säilyttää
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) olla jonkun varalle
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.)
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.)
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.)
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II həuld noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lastiruuma

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  • 3 hold on

    • odottakaa
    • tarrautua
    • pitää kiinni
    * * *
    1) ((often with to) to keep (a grip on) (something): She held on to me to stop herself slipping; I couldn't hold on any longer, so I let go of the rope.) pitää kiinni
    2) (to stop or wait: Hold on - I'm not quite ready yet; The operator asked the caller to hold on while she connected him.) odottaa

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  • 4 hold hands (with someone)

    (to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).)

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  • 5 hold hands (with someone)

    (to be hand in hand with someone: The boy and girl walked along holding hands (with each other).)

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  • 6 hold back

    • hillitä
    • empiä
    • estää
    • pidättää
    • pidättyä
    • pidellä
    • pidätellä
    • salata
    * * *
    1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) salata
    2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) pidättää
    3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) pidätellä

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  • 7 hold-all

    noun (a (usually large) bag with a zip for packing clothes etc into.) kassi

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  • 8 consultation hold consultations concerning consult each other after consultation in consultation with

    • neuvottelu / kuuleminen neuvotella jostakin neuvotella keskenään...kuultuaan kuullen

    English-Finnish dictionary > consultation hold consultations concerning consult each other after consultation in consultation with

  • 9 handle

    automatic data processing
    • olion käsittelytunnus
    • otin
    • painike
    • ripa
    • numerotunnus
    • johtaa
    • hoitaa
    • varsi
    • vedin
    • veivi
    • veruke
    • väline
    • ponsi
    automatic data processing
    • tiedostonkäsittelytunnus
    • kohdella
    • kannike
    • kahva
    • kampi
    • pidellä
    • sanka
    • käsitellä
    • käsittelytunnus
    • käytellä
    • kädensija
    • kosketella
    • korva
    * * *
    'hændl 1. noun
    (the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) kahva, kädensija
    2. verb
    1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) käsitellä
    2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) käsitellä
    3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) käydä kauppaa
    4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) käsitellä
    - handler
    - handlebars

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  • 10 nurse

    • imettää
    • imettäjä
    • hemmotella
    • helliä
    • hautoa mielessään
    • hoituri
    • huolehtia
    • hoivata
    • hoitajatar
    • hoitaja
    • hoitaa
    • elätellä
    • elättää
    • vaalia
    • terveydenhoitaja
    • kipusisko
    • sairaanhoitajatar
    • sairaanhoitaja
    • lapsenhoitaja
    • lastenhoitaja
    * * *
    nə:s 1. noun
    1) (a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital: She wants to be a nurse.) sairaanhoitaja
    2) (a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children: The children have gone out with their nurse.) lastenhoitaja
    2. verb
    1) (to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital: He was nursed back to health.) hoitaa
    2) (to give (a baby) milk from the breast.) imettää
    3) (to hold with care: She was nursing a kitten.) helliä
    4) (to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.) elätellä
    - nursing
    - nursemaid
    - nurseryman
    - nursery rhyme
    - nursery school
    - nursing-home

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  • 11 hand

    • ojentaa
    • osoitin
    • työmies
    • viisari
    • antaa
    • apuri
    • apumies
    • kellonviisari
    • kellonosoitin
    • jättää
    • pelaaja
    • tarjota
    • kämmen
    • käsiala
    • käsi
    • kädessä olevat kortit
    • koura
    • luovuttaa
    * * *
    hænd 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) käsi
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) osoitin
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) apumies, työmies
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) apu
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) käsi
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) kämmenenleveys
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) käsiala
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) ojentaa
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) siirtää
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off!
    - hands-on
    - hands up!
    - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand

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  • 12 stick

    • olla
    • oksa
    aviation
    • ohjaussauva
    • panna
    • palikka
    • painaa
    • pamppu
    • riuku
    • risu
    • riippua kiinni
    • tuikata
    • hämmentyä puheessaan
    • imeytyä
    • iskeä
    • istua
    • juuttua
    • työntäistä
    • työntää
    • varpu
    • varsi
    • epäröidä
    • sitoa
    • sietää
    • arastella
    • törröttää
    • puikko
    • puhkaista
    • pötkö
    • pysyä
    • pysyä uskollisena
    • tikku
    • karttu
    • keihästää
    • kapula
    • kepakko
    • keppi
    finance, business, economy
    • kiinnittää
    • liimata
    • liisteröidä
    • liimautua
    • jäädä
    • kalikka
    • jääpallomaila
    • kanki
    • jääkiekkomaila
    • patukka
    • sauva
    • seiväs
    • maila
    automatic data processing
    • lävistää
    • survaista
    • takertua
    • tanko
    • tarttua
    • tarrautua
    • tarttua (takertua)
    • tarttua kiinni
    • tahmautua
    • piintyä
    • pistäytyä
    • pinttyä
    • pistää
    • pitää kiinni
    * * *
    I stik past tense, past participle - stuck; verb
    1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) pistää
    2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) törröttää
    3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) kiinnittää, tarttua
    4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) juuttua
    - sticky
    - stickily
    - stickiness
    - sticking-plaster
    - stick-in-the-mud
    - come to a sticky end
    - stick at
    - stick by
    - stick it out
    - stick out
    - stick one's neck out
    - stick to/with
    - stick together
    - stick up for
    II stik noun
    1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) keppi
    2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) keppi, maila, kapula
    3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) varsi, tanko
    - get hold of the wrong end of the stick
    - get the wrong end of the stick

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  • 13 anchor

    • ankkuroitua
    electricity
    • ankkuri (sähkö-)
    • ankkuri
    • ankkuroida
    • riippa
    * * *
    'æŋkə 1. noun
    1) (something, usually a heavy piece of metal with points which dig into the sea-bed, used to hold a boat in one position.) ankkuri
    2) (something that holds someone or something steady.) ankkuri
    2. verb
    (to hold (a boat etc) steady (with an anchor): They have anchored (the boat) near the shore; He used a stone to anchor his papers.) ankkuroida
    - at anchor

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  • 14 engage

    • ottaa palvelukseen
    • palkata
    • ottaa
    • ottaa työhön
    • ryhtyä
    • tilata
    • oheistaa
    • varata
    • sitoutua
    • sitoa
    • aloittaa taistelu
    • vaatia
    • vuokrata
    • yhdistää
    • tehdä
    • kihlata
    finance, business, economy
    • kiinnittää
    • kiinnittää vetää
    • pestata
    • saattaa työtilaan tai työasentoon
    • tarttua
    technology
    • kytkeä yhteen
    • kytkeä
    • lupautua
    * * *
    in'ɡei‹
    1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) palkata
    2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) tilata
    3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) kiinnittää
    4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) ryhtyä taisteluun
    5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) kytkeä
    - engagement
    - engaging

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  • 15 keep

    • hoitaa
    • varjella
    • viivyttää
    • elatus
    • elättää
    • estää
    • täyttää
    • pysytellä
    • pysyttää
    • pysyä
    • pysyttäytyä
    • linna
    military
    • 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; verb
    1) (to have for a very long or indefinite period of time: He gave me the picture to keep.) pitää
    2) (not to give or throw away; to preserve: I kept the most interesting books; Can you keep a secret?) säilyttää
    3) (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?) pitää
    4) (to go on (performing or repeating a certain action): He kept walking.) jatkaa
    5) (to have in store: I always keep a tin of baked beans for emergencies.) pitää varastossa
    6) (to look after or care for: She keeps the garden beautifully; I think they keep hens.) hoitaa
    7) (to remain in good condition: That meat won't keep in this heat unless you put it in the fridge.) säilyä
    8) (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.) pitää
    9) (to hold back or delay: Sorry to keep you.) pidätellä
    10) (to provide food, clothes, housing for (someone): He has a wife and child to keep.) elättää
    11) (to act in the way demanded by: She kept her promise.) pitää
    12) (to celebrate: to keep Christmas.) juhlia
    2. 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
    - 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
    - keep watch

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  • 16 reach

    • ojentaminen
    • ojentua
    • ojentaa
    • saapua perille
    • saarnata
    • saapua
    • nousta
    • jatkua
    • varttua
    • ennättää
    • ehtiä
    • etäisyys
    • antaa
    • ulottuma
    • ulottua
    • päästä
    • tavoittaa
    • kantama
    • kantavuus
    • kantautua
    • kantomatka
    • kiiriä
    • mennä
    • saavuttaa
    • savuttaa
    • saavuttaa (päästä jhkn)
    • löytää
    • suora juoksu
    • ylettyä
    • yltää
    • ylettää
    • kurottautua
    • kurottaa
    • kurkottaa
    • kurkottautua
    physics
    • laajuus
    • lähentyä
    * * *
    ri:  1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) saapua, saavuttaa, päästä
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) ylettyä
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) kurottautua
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) tavoittaa
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) ulottua
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) tuntumassa
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) ulottuvilla, ulottuvuus
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) suora

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  • 17 disagree

    • olla eri mieltä
    • olla ristiriidassa
    • riitaantua
    • riitautua
    • eivät käy yksiin
    • kiistellä
    • perustella
    • poiketa
    * * *
    disə'ɡri:
    1) ((sometimes with with) to hold different opinions etc (from someone else): We disagree about everything; I disagree with you on that point.) olla eri mieltä
    2) (to quarrel: We never meet without disagreeing.) ottaa yhteen
    3) ((with with) (of food) to be unsuitable (to someone) and cause pain: Onions disagree with me.) olla sopimatonta
    - disagreeably
    - disagreement

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  • 18 regard

    stock exchange
    • noteerata
    • ihailu
    • huomioonotto
    • silmäys
    • ajatella
    • arvo
    • arvonanto
    • arvostaa
    • katsoa joksikin
    • katsella
    • katsoa
    • liikuttaa
    • harkita
    • harkinta
    • miete
    • kunnia
    • kunnioitus
    • kunnianosoitus
    • pitää
    • pitää jnkn
    • pohtia
    • pitää jonakuna
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) pitää jonakin
    2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) arvostaa
    3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) suhtautua
    4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) tarkastella
    5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) ottaa huomioon
    2. noun
    1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) huomio
    2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) huomio
    3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) arvostus
    - regardless
    - regards
    - as regards
    - with regard to

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  • 19 carry

    • toimittaa
    • johtaa
    • tuoda
    • tuottaa
    • viedä
    • sisältää
    • siirtää (BIO)
    • siirtobitti
    • siirtää
    • ajaa
    • ajaa läpi
    • vallata
    • välittää
    • kantautua
    • kantaa
    • kantama
    • kantomatka
    • kestää
    • kiikuttaa
    • liikuttaa
    • kannatella
    • kannattaa
    automatic data processing
    • muistinumero
    automatic data processing
    • muistiluku
    • muistiin
    automatic data processing
    • muistibitti
    • muuttaa
    • kuljettaa
    • pitää mukanaan
    * * *
    'kæri
    1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) kantaa, kuljettaa
    2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) kulkea
    3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) kannattaa
    4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) pitää sisällään
    5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) ajaa läpi
    6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) käyttäytyä

    ((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)

    ((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)

    - carry-cot
    - be/get carried away
    - carry forward
    - carry off
    - carry on
    - carry out
    - carry weight

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  • 20 clutch

    • ottaa kiinni
    • ote
    • tiukka ote
    • vetokytkin
    technology
    • hammas (tekn.)
    • hammas(tekniikka)
    • tarrautua
    • tarttua
    • tarrata
    technology
    • kytkin (auto)
    • kytkin
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) ((with at) to try to take hold of: I clutched at a floating piece of wood to save myself from drowning.) tarrata
    2) (to hold tightly (in the hands): She was clutching a 50-cent piece.) puristaa (nyrkissään)
    2. noun
    1) (control or power: He fell into the clutches of the enemy.) kynnet
    2) ((the pedal operating) a device by means of which two moving parts of an engine may be connected or disconnected: He released the clutch and the car started to move.) kytkin

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