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1 pick
• näppäillä• nälviä• nokkia• noukkia• noppia• nyhtää• nyppiä• iskeä• eliitti• valio• valikoida• valita• puhdistaa• tiirikoida• keräillä• kerätä• kivivasara• kaivaa• kaivella• hakku• perata• paras osa• syödä nirsoillen• taittaatextile industry• kudelanka• kyniä• poimia• koota* * *I 1. pik verb1) (to choose or select: Pick the one you like best.) valikoida2) (to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand: The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers.) poimia3) (to lift (someone or something): He picked up the child.) nostaa4) (to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key: When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin.) tiirikoida auki2. noun1) (whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses: Take your pick of these prizes.)2) (the best one(s) from or the best part of something: These grapes are the pick of the bunch.)•- pick-up
- pick and choose
- pick at
- pick someone's brains
- pick holes in
- pick off
- pick on
- pick out
- pick someone's pocket
- pick a quarrel/fight with someone
- pick a quarrel/fight with
- pick up
- pick up speed
- pick one's way II pik noun((also (British) pickaxe, (American) pickax - plural pickaxes) a tool with a heavy metal head pointed at one or both ends, used for breaking hard surfaces eg walls, roads, rocks etc.) hakku -
2 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* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) oppia2) (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 kyytiin3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) tehdä hyvä kauppa4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) nousta pystyyn5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) noutaa6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) saada kuuluviin7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) löytää, saada kiinni -
3 pick at
• näykkiä• napsia• nalkuttaa jollekulle* * *(to eat very little of (something): He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate.) näykkiä -
4 pick one's way
• kulkea varovaisesti* * *(to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc): She picked her way between the puddles.) puikkelehtia -
5 pick someone's pocket
(to steal something from a person's pocket: My wallet has gone - someone has picked my pocket!) käydä taskuvarkaissa -
6 pick up the scent of something
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7 have a bone to pick with (someone)
(to have something to argue about with (a person).) olla jonkun kanssa kana kynittävänäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > have a bone to pick with (someone)
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8 have a bone to pick with (someone)
(to have something to argue about with (a person).) olla jonkun kanssa kana kynittävänäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > have a bone to pick with (someone)
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• olla vastuussa• tulema• joutua vastuuseen• vastine• vastaaminen• vastata• vastaus• antaa vastaus• kantaa vastuu• sanoa* * *1. noun1) (something said, written or done that is caused by a question etc from another person: She refused to give an answer to his questions.) vastaus2) (the solution to a problem: The answer to your transport difficulties is to buy a car.) ratkaisu2. verb1) (to make an answer to a question, problem, action etc: Answer my questions, please; Why don't you answer the letter?) vastata2) (to open (the door), pick up (the telephone) etc in reponse to a knock, ring etc: He answered the telephone as soon as it rang; Could you answer the door, please?) vastata, avata3) (to be suitable or all that is necessary (for): This will answer my requirements.) vastata, täyttää4) ((often with to) to be the same as or correspond to (a description etc): The police have found a man answering (to) that description.) vastata•- answering machine
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10 spot
• paikka• ruttopaise• näppylä• näppy• jälki• täplä• täplittää• vihmoa• finni• sijainti• silmämilitary• asema• töhriä• vähäinen• pälvi• kohta• merkki• mainospala• mainosfinance, business, economy• spot-kauppa• tahra• lautuma• laikku• laikka• pilkuttaa• piste• pilkku• lokotavara• läntti• läiskä• läikkä* * *spot 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) tahra2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pilkku3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) näppylä4) (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.) paikka5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) vähän2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) huomata2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) keksiä•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) valaista kohdevalolla2) (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
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pick something up — 1》 collect something that has been left elsewhere. 2》 obtain, acquire, or learn something. ↘catch an illness or infection. 3》 detect or receive a signal or sound. 4》 resume something. 5》 (also pick up on) refer to or develop a point or topic… … English new terms dictionary
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