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1 whether ... or
(introducing alternatives: He can't decide whether to go or not / whether or not to go; Whether you like the idea or not, I'm going ahead with it; Decide whether you're going or staying.) joko... tai -
2 jury
• palkintolautakunta• tuomaristo• arvostelulautakunta• valamiehistö• raati• kilpailun tuomaristo• lautamiehistö• lautakunta• komitea* * *'‹uəriplural - juries; noun1) (a group of people legally selected to hear a case and to decide what are the facts, eg whether or not a prisoner accused of a crime is guilty: The verdict of the jury was that the prisoner was guilty of the crime.) valamiehistö2) (a group of judges for a competition, contest etc: The jury recorded their votes for the song contest.) tuomaristo•- juror- juryman -
3 nation
• valtio• kansa• kansakunta• kansallisuus* * *'neiʃən1) (a group of people living in a particular country, forming a single political and economic unit.) kansakunta2) (a large number of people who share the same history, ancestors, culture etc (whether or not they all live in the same country): the Jewish nation.) kansa•- national- nationally
- nationalism
- nationalist
- nationalistic
- nationality
- nationalize
- nationalise
- nationalization
- nationalisation
- national anthem
- national service
- nation-wide -
4 if you don't like it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) (jonkin) kanssa on elettävä -
5 you can lump it
(whether you like the situation or not, you will have to endure it.) (jonkin) kanssa on elettävä -
6 dependent
• riippuvainen• riippuva• heikkotahtoinen• heikko• avuton• elätettävä• elätti• epäitsenäinen• alainen• alisteinen• vallanalainen• mukautuvainen• määräysvallan alainen* * *1) (relying on (someone etc) for (financial) support: He is totally dependent on his parents.) riippuvainen2) ((of a future happening etc) to be decided by: Whether we go or not is dependent on whether we have enough money.) riippuvainen -
7 lost
• hävinnyt• turha• hukkunut• hukkaan joutunut• hukka• hukassa• hukkaan• auttamaton• eksyksissä• eksynyt• kodoksiin• kadotettu• kadonnut• kadoksiin• kadoksissa• harhaan• harhautunut• menetettyfinance, business, economy• tappiollinen• poissa* * *1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) kadonnut2) (not won: The game is lost.) menetetty3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) hukkaan heitetty4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) eksynyt -
8 plead
• vedota• vastata• esittää puolustukseksi• esittää vetoomus• ajaa• ajaa asiaa• anoa• anella• valittaa• väittää• puolustautua• puoltaa• puhua puolesta• puhua oikeudessa• pyytää• kannella• käyttää puhevaltaa• kysyä* * *pli:dpast tense, past participles - pleaded; verb1) ((of a prisoner) to answer a charge, saying whether one is guilty or not: `How does the prisoner plead?' `He pleads guilty.') tunnustaa syyllisyytensä2) (to present a case in court: My lawyer will plead my case; My lawyer will plead for me.) ajaa jonkun asiaa3) ((often with with) to make an urgent request: He pleaded with me not to go; He pleaded to be allowed to go.) anoa -
9 a matter of opinion
(something about which different people have different opinions or views: Whether she's clever or not is a matter of opinion.) mielipidekysymys -
10 ambiguous
• epäselvä• erehdyttävä• epätietoinen• kaksimerkityksinen• kaksimielinen• kahteen suuntaan taipuva• kaksiselitteinenlaw• kaksipuolinen• monitilainen• monimerkityksinen• monitarkoituksinen• monitulkintainen• moniselitteinen• monimielinen* * *æm'biɡjuəs(having more than one possible meaning: After the cat caught the mouse, it died is an ambiguous statement (ie it is not clear whether it = the cat or = the mouse).) moniselitteinen- ambiguity -
11 at that rate
(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) tätä menoa -
12 at this
• tässä* * *(if this or if that is the case; if this or if that continues: He says that he isn't sure whether we'll be allowed to finish, but at that rate we might as well not start.) tätä menoa -
13 difference
• riita• riitakysymys• riitaisuus• hylkäys• vastakohta• differenssi• eroavaisuus• eroavuus• ero• erotus• erilaisuus• erimielisyys• eriäväisyys• poikkeaminen• poikkeavuus* * *'difrəns1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) ero2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) erimielisyys3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) erotus•- differentiate
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14 doubtful
• epäileväinen• epäiltävä• epäilyttävä• epäilyksenalainen• epäilevä• epäröivä• epäuskoinen• epätietoinenlaw• epävarma• epätodennäköinen• arveluttava• arvelevainen• arveluttava (epäv.)• arveleva• riidanalainen• kyseenalainen* * *1) (feeling doubt; uncertain what to think, expect etc: He is doubtful about the future of the school.) epävarma2) (able to be doubted; not clear: The outcome is doubtful; a doubtful result.) epäselvä3) (uncertain but rather unlikely, unhopeful etc: It is doubtful whether this will work; a doubtful improvement.) kyseenalainen4) (suspicious: He's rather a doubtful character.) epäluuloinen -
15 fire
• palo• palaminen• roihu• rovio• tuli• tulisuusmilitary• tulittaa• tulitus• tulipalo• tuikku• nuotio• innostaa• irtisanoa• hehkua• hehku• erottaa• ammunta• ampua• valkea• polttaa• polte• polttorovio• rakovalkea• kokko• liekki• lieska• leimu• sanoa irti• sytyttää• syttyä• takkatuli• takkavalkea• kulo• laukoa• laukaista• loimu• lämmittää* * *1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) tuli, tulipalo2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) lämmitin3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) tuli4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) hehku5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) tulitus2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) polttaa2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) sytyttää3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) laukaista4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) ampua5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) ampua, tulittaa6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) antaa potkut/lähtöpassit/lopputili, irtisanoa•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
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16 if
• VTradio / television• välitaajuusradio / television• peilitaajuus* * *if1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) jos2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) jos3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) joka kerran kun4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) vaikkakin5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) -ko, -kö•- if only -
17 kill time
(to find something to do to use up spare time: I'm just killing time until I hear whether I've got a job or not.) tappaa aikaa -
18 level
• hioa• vesivaaka• silittää• silottaa• aste• vaakituslaite• vaakasuora• porras• punnita• tehdä yhdenvertaiseksi• tasopinta• tehdä tasaiseksi• kerros• kohdistaa• litteä• samalla tasolla oleva• suunnata• tasapäinen• tasainen• tasaväkinen• tasanko• tasapinta• taso• tasainen maa• tasoittaa• tasoitella• taso(signaalin yms.)• tasata• laakea• lakea• laaka• pinta• poistaa eroavuudet• korkeustaso• korkeus* * *'levl 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) pinta, taso2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) taso3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) vesivaaka4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) tasainen maa2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) tasainen2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) samalla tasolla, tasoissa3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) tasainen3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) tasoittaa2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) tasoittaa3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) suunnata4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) repiä maan tasalle•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
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19 luck
• onni• tuuri• sattuma• menestys* * *1) (the state of happening by chance: Whether you win or not is just luck - there's no skill involved.) sattuma2) (something good which happens by chance: She has all the luck!) onni•- luckless- lucky
- luckily
- luckiness
- lucky dip
- bad luck!
- good luck!
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20 scan
mathematics• osittaa• osittaa kuva• juovittaaautomatic data processing• tutkata• silmäilläautomatic data processing• Skannaus(kerta)automatic data processing• skannata• valotus• valottaatechnology• pyyhkäisy• pyyhkäistä• pyyhkiä• katsaus• kartoittaa• selata(tietotekn)automatic data processing• selata (ATK)• selata• selailla• läpikäynti• käydä läpi• lukaista* * *skæn 1. past tense, past participle - scanned; verb1) (to examine carefully: He scanned the horizon for any sign of a ship.) tutkiskella2) (to look at quickly but not in detail: She scanned the newspaper for news of the murder.) silmäillä3) (to pass radar beams etc over: The area was scanned for signs of enemy aircraft.) tarkkailla4) (to pass an electronic or laser beam over a text or picture in order to store it in the memory of a computer.)5) (to examine and get an image of what is inside a person's body or an object by using ultra-sound and x-ray: They scanned his luggage at the airport to see if he was carrying drugs.)6) (to fit into a particular rhythm or metre: The second line of that verse doesn't scan properly.) sopia rytmiin2. nounShe had an ultrasound scan to see whether the baby was a boy or a girl; a brain scan; a quick scan through the report.)- scanner
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