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101 simile
• vertaus* * *'siməli(a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) vertaus -
102 sniff out
(to discover or detect (by using the sense of smell): The police used dogs to sniff out the explosives.) nuuhkia esiin -
103 sonic
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104 spare
• tulla toimeen ilman• niukka• joutilas• jouto• hintelä• vara• vara-• armahtaa• vapaa• vähäeleinen• liietä• liikenevä• salskea• suoda• sääliä• säästää• ylimääräinen• käyttämätön• laiha* * *speə 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) tulla toimeen ilman2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) olla varaa3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) säästää4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) säästää5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) säästellä6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) säästää joltakulta vaiva2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) vara-, ylimääräinen2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) vapaa-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varaosa2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varapyörä•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
105 spur on
• kannustaa* * *(to urge a horse to go faster, using spurs, or a person to make greater efforts: He spurred his horse on; The thought of the prize spurred her on.) kannustaa eteenpäin -
106 stencil
• vahas• monistetechnology• malline* * *'stensl 1. noun1) (a thin piece of metal or card in which a design etc has been cut which can be reproduced on another surface, eg paper, by printing or inking over the metal etc.) luotta2) (a piece of waxed paper into which words have been cut by a typewriter, to be reproduced by a similar process.) vahas2. verb(to produce (a design, pattern etc) by using a stencil.) piirtää luotalla -
107 stove
• hella• uuni• liesi• kamiina• pesä• lämmitysuuni* * *stəuv(an apparatus using coal, gas, electricity or other fuel, used for cooking, or for heating a room: a gas/electric (cooking) stove; Put the saucepan on the stove.) liesi, kamiina -
108 strain off
(to remove (liquid) from eg vegetables by using a sieve etc: When the potatoes were cooked, she strained off the water.) siivilöidä -
109 sweep
• nokikolari• nuohooja• nuohota• veto• vintti• astua arvokkaasti• ala• ulottuvaisuus• pyyhkäys• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkäisy• pyyhkiä• raivata• kantama• kiitää• liukua yli• kaartuva tie• kaartua• kaari• kaartaa• kaarros• mutka• suma• kulkea nopeasti• lakaisu• laaja näkymäaviation• laskeutua• lakaistaelectricity• piiri* * *swi:p 1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) lakaista2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) pyyhkäistä3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) pyyhkiä yli4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) pyyhältää2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) lakaisu2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) heilautus3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) nuohooja4) (a sweepstake.) vedonlyönti•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
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110 swim
• olla tulvillaan• tulvia• uida yli• uida• uinti• uiskennella• uittaa• uintimatka• kauhoa• kellua• leijua* * *swim 1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.)2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).)3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.)2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) uinti- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
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111 syringe
• ruisku(tekniikka)technology• ruisku (tek.)• ruiskupuhdistus• ruisku• ruiskuttaa• injektioruisku• imuruiskutus• vesiruisku* * *si'rin‹ 1. noun(an instrument for sucking up and squirting out liquids, sometimes having a needle for giving injections.) ruisku2. verb(to clean or wash eg ears using a syringe.) puhdistaa ruiskulla -
112 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) ottaa rauhallisesti -
113 take someone's temperature
(to measure a person's body heat, using a thermometer.) mitata kuume -
114 tap
• ottaa välistä• tulppa• näppäillä• juoksuttaa• varustaa salakuuntelulaitteella• vesihana• urkkia• valuttaaelectricity• väliottotechnology• kierteitystappi• hanaelectricity• haaroitin• nakuttaa• naputtaa• naputus• salakuuntelulaite• salakuunnella• taputtaa• tappi• kuunnella salaa• kuunnella• laatu• laskea• koputus• kopauttaa• kolkuttaa• kosketella• koputtaa• kolkutus* * *I 1. tæp noun(a quick touch or light knock or blow: I heard a tap at the door.) kopautus2. verb((often with at, on or with) to give a light knock (on or with something): He tapped at/on the window.)- tap-dancer II 1. tæp noun((American faucet) any of several types of device (usually with a handle and valve that can be shut or opened) for controlling the flow of liquid or gas from a pipe, barrel etc: Turn the tap off/on!) hana2. verb1) (to start using (a source, supply etc): The country has many rich resources that have not been tapped.)2) (to attach a device to (someone's telephone wires) in order to be able to listen to his telephone conversations: My phone was being tapped.) -
115 telecommute
'telikə,mju:t(to work from home by using a computer terminal that is linked to one's place of employment.)- telecommuter -
116 telegraph
• lennätinkone• lennätin-• lennättää• lennätin• sähköttää• sähkölennätin• lähettää* * *1. noun1) (a system of sending messages using either wires and electricity or radio: Send it by telegraph.) sähkötys2) (an instrument for this: Send the message on the telegraph.) lennätin2. verb1) (to send by telegraph: He telegraphed the time of his arrival.) sähköttää2) (to inform by telegraph: He telegraphed us to say when he would arrive.) ilmoittaa sähkeitse•- telegraphy
- telegraphic
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117 telephone
• soittaa• soittaa puhelimella• puhelin• käyttää puhelinta* * *1. 'telifəun noun((often abbreviated to phone) foun an instrument for speaking to someone from a distance, using either an electric current which passes along a wire or radio waves: He spoke to me by telephone / on the telephone; ( also adjective) a telephone number/operator.) puhelin2. foun verb1) (to (try to) speak to (someone) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone you tomorrow.) soittaa2) (to send (a message) or ask for (something) by means of the telephone: I'll telephone for a taxi.) järjestää puhelimitse3) (to reach or make contact with (another place) by means of the telephone: Can one telephone England from Australia?) soittaa puhelimella•- telephone booth
- telephone box
- telephone directory
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118 terrorise
verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) pitää kauhun vallassa -
119 terrorist
• terroristi* * *noun (a person who tries to frighten people or governments into doing what he/she wants by using or threatening violence: The plane was hijacked by terrorists; ( also adjective) terrorist activities.) terroristi -
120 terrorize
• terrorisoida* * *verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) pitää kauhun vallassa
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