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• oikosulkeaelectricity• oikosulku• riittämätön• niukka• täpäryys• hauras• hetkellinen• töykeä• vajaamittainen• vajavainen• vajanainen• vajaa• väkevä• puutteellinen• merkityksellinen• murea• sekoittamaton• suppea• kuohkea• pieni• lyhyt• lyhyt valuuttapositio• lyhytaikainen• lyhytfilmi• lyhytkasvuinen• lyhytsanainen* * *ʃo:t 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) lyhyt2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lyhyt3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) lyhyt4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) vajaa5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) puutteessa6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) murea2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) äkisti2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) jäädä lyhyeksi•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) valita jatkoon (hakijoista)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
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• kaupunki• kunta* * *1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) kaupunki2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) kaupunkilaiset3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) kaupunki•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
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• sitä vähemmän• vähäisempi• vähennettynä jollakin• vähemmän• vähempimathematics• miinus• mitä vähemmän• pienempi* * *les 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) pienempi, vähemmän2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) vähemmän3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) vähemmän4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) miinus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) vähemmän- no less a person than
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