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1 when
• jahka• jolloin• silloin kun• silloin• vaikka• milloin• kun• koska* * *1. wen adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) milloin2. wən, wen conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) kun2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) siitä huolimatta että•- whence- whenever -
2 whereas
• jotavastoin• sillä aikaa kun• taas• kun• kun taas• koska* * *conjunction (when in fact; but on the other hand: He thought I was lying, whereas I was telling the truth.) mutta -
3 alibi
• alibi• puolustus• muualla olo* * *(the fact or a statement that a person accused of a crime was somewhere else when it was committed: Has he an alibi for the night of the murder?) alibi -
4 although
• joskin• vaikka* * *o:l'ðəu(in spite of the fact that: Although he hurried, the shop was closed when he got there.) vaikka -
5 little
• niukasti• niukalti• hiukkasen• hitunen• hiukan• verran• ei juuri ollenkaan• vähä• vähäinen määrä• vähän• vähäinen• rahtu• mitätön• pienehkö• pikkumainen• pikkuriikkinen• pikkuisen• pikkuinen• pikkuruinen• pikkainen• poikanen• pikkarainen• pienoinen• pikku• pieni* * *'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pieni2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) vähäinen3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) vähäpätöinen2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) vähän3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) vähän2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) vähän3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ei ollenkaan•- a little- little by little
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6 make allowance for
• ottaa huomioon* * *(to take into consideration when deciding etc: We've made allowance for the fact that everyone has different tastes.) ottaa huomioon -
7 might have
1) (used to suggest that something would have been possible if something else had been the case: You might have caught the bus if you had run.) olisi voinut2) (used to suggest that a person has not done what he should: You might have told me!) olisi voinut3) (used to show that something was a possible action etc but was in fact not carried out or done: I might have gone, but I decided not to.) olisi voinut4) (used when a person does not want to admit to having done something: `Have you seen this man?' `I might have.') voi olla -
8 the last straw
• viimeinen pisara* * *(a fact, happening etc which, when added to all other facts or happenings, makes a situation finally impossible to bear.) viimeinen pisara
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