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Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-08-10, 22:39
by Linguaphile
haljas verdant green
haljale oksale jõudma to become wealthy, make something of oneself (lit. to reach the green branch)
haljale oksale jõudma
viil slice; gable
viilkatustega comitative plural: with a gabled roofs
viil|katus]te+ga
vagu groove, rut, furrow
gen. vaovaoshoitud bashful, restrained, sedate (lit. kept in a groove/furrow/line)
vaos|hoitud
siilkübar echinacea
(lit. hedgehog hat)siilkübarad nominative plural: echinaceas
siil|kübara+d
ahas straight
gen. ahtaahtalehised nominative plural: straight-leafed
ahta|lehise+d
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-08-11, 6:40
by ainurakne
Linguaphile wrote:ahas straight
gen. ahtaahtalehised nominative plural: straight-leafed
ahta|lehise+d
I thought
ahas means
narrow (or when there's not enough room/space) =
kitsas(
ahenema =
kitsenema,
kitsamaks muutuma)
Linguaphile wrote:haljas verdant green
haljale oksale jõudma to become wealthy, make something of oneself (lit. to reach the green branch)
haljale oksale jõudma
Haljas is an interesting word. While for flora it means green (or fresh or young or lush), then for example when used for metals it means shiny, clear, clean (not covered with oxydation, dirt nor paint) and when used for liquids it means clear (perfectly transparent).
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-08-11, 14:48
by Linguaphile
Suur aitäh, Ainurakne!
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-10-01, 0:19
by Linguaphile
lähtuma originate from, emanate from
rihtima to adjust, to set right
venima drag on, wear on
paindlikult flexibly
sujuvalt seamlessly, smoothly
kraps smart, nimble, agile
virk diligent, hard-working, assiduous
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-10-03, 4:23
by Linguaphile
trips-traps-trull tic-tac-toe
keks hopscotch
peitus hide-and-seek
kullimäng tag (game)
lumelinn snow fort
lumesõda snowball fight
präänik cookie, especially a honey-based cookie similar to gingerbread (Rus. пряник)
Hommikumaa the Orient, the East
udupasun foghorn, airhorn
pung bud
õide puhkema to blossom, burst into bloom
puhkema to erupt, flare up, break forth
pakatama to burst with, to brim over with
loovutama to surrender, concede, hand over
äigama to sweep, wipe away, sock, slap
puistama to scatter, sprinkle
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-10-28, 1:41
by Linguaphile
marraskil (describing skin) raw, scratched, scraped
kõrvale põikama to dodge
rahvustepall dodgeball
võpatama to flinch
õõnes hollow
hantel dumbbell
vibu bow, handbow (archery)
amb crossbow
pai caress
ole pai be a dear, be good (imperative)
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-10-30, 3:56
by Linguaphile
joonistama to draw, sketch, describe:
this is used for artistic drawing, such as portraits, artistic representations, etc.joonestama to draw, draft, plot:
this is used for technical drawing, such as those that involve the use of tools like rulers, protractors, etc.For example, an elementary school math book has the instructions
Joonesta sirgjoon läbi kolme punkti where students are asked to draw a straight line through three dots using a ruler, but
Joonista samasuguseks where students are asked to draw (freehand) a decorative pattern that they copy from an example. It wasn't until I saw these two sets of instructions side-by-side like that that I realized these are actually two different verbs.
sirgjoon straight line (in general)
sirglõik line segment; finite straight line (geometry)
mall protractor
sirkel compass (tool for drawing circles and arcs)
purssima to speak [a language] poorly; to butcher [a language]
pursib inglise keelt he speaks broken English
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-11-24, 1:06
by Linguaphile
numbriketas rotary dial (on an old-style telephone)
kettaga lauatelefon rotary desk phone
hargnema to branch off
lööklause slogan
pusa type of sweatshirt
piloodijope flight jacket
missivõistlus beauty pageant (for girls)
lapseohtu a bit childish, childlike
kasvulava place to grow; seedbed
küsitavus doubtfulness
maakitsus isthmus
vaikija mute, one who doesn't speak, one who is stays quiet
läbi ja lõhki through and through
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-12-21, 2:19
by Linguaphile
elujärk chapter or period in one's life
korravalvur peace officer (police officer assigned to maintain law and order)
logelema to idle, to fool around
saladuseloori kergitama to raise the veil of secrecy
tagaotsitav sought after, wanted (by the police)
taustauuring background check
tekikott duvet cover
Slang, mostly from loanwords:
läpakas = sülearvuti (laptop computer)
mobla = mobiiltelefon (mobile phone)
moblanumber = mobiilinumber (cell number)
m-maksed = mobiilmaksed (mobile phone charges)
somm = soomlane (Finnish person)
tšättima = arvutis suhtlema (to chat on the computer)
šlaager = lööklaul (hit, popular tune)
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-12-24, 0:30
by Linguaphile
lendluudpall quidditch
I wasn't even reading Harry Potter, but came across this word.
Lit: "flying-broom-ball"
This also led me to:
kuldne kitu golden snitch
Sigatüügas Hogwarts
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-12-27, 0:48
by Linguaphile
kulissidetagune behind the scenes
kulissid the wings, the scenery (theater)
leidlikkus inventiveness, ingenuity, resourcefulness
leidlik resourceful, inventive, shrewd
(from leidma to find, to discover)
nördinult indignantly
nördinud indignant
(from nördima to become indignant, to feel indignation)
paberihunt paper shredder ("paper-wolf")
surmasuu the jaws of death, mortal danger ("the mouth of death")
surmasuus in the jaws of death, in mortal danger
surmasuus oleja a goner ("one who is in the jaws of death")
surmasuhu sattuma to get into mortal danger
surmasuust pääsema to have a narrow escape, to escape mortal danger, to escape the jaws of death
surmasuust päästma to snatch from the jaws of death
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2019-12-28, 21:24
by Linguaphile
heldima to become sentimental
iluviga blemish
ilu beauty + viga error, defect
iseenesestmõistetavus state of being self-explanatory or implied without having to be said; self-evidence; subintelligitur
ise self + enese self > iseenesest by itself, in itself
mõistma to understand > mõistetav comprehensible, understandable > mõistetavus comprehensibility
marjaks urgently (translative of
mari berry)
see võib marjaks ära kuluda this may come in handy
majanduslangus economic recession
majandussurutis economic depression
masu economic depression (slang; short for
majandussurutis)
maja house > majandus economy
langema to descend, to fall > langus decline, downturn, slump
suruma to press, to contract > surutis recession
rikkevoolukaitse ground-fault interrupter (GFI)
rike glitch, breakdown, fault (gen. rikke)
vool current, flow (gen. voolu)
kaitse defense, protection
ruuminappus lack of room, lack of space
nappus shortage, paucity, dearth
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-01-03, 4:35
by Linguaphile
elatis alimony
järeltulija offspring
küüt ride, lift
pahuksisse sattuma to run foul of
rinda pistma to wrestle, to fight
seljatama to throw to the floor (as in wrestling)
sohver chauffeur
surnukuur mortuary, morgue
üksluine monotonous
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-01-12, 16:15
by Linguaphile
allhanikja subcontractor
arvamuslugu opinion article, opinion piece
jutumull speech bubble
kpv. date (= kuupäev)
kuluaar lobby
kuulekalt obediently
kõnepost voicemail
käibemaks sales tax, VAT
lõpusirge homestretch
proovilepanek trial, putting to the test
puksiir tow truck; tugboat
puksima to butt against (with head or horns)
seaduskuulekas law-abiding
seadusrikkumine infringement of the law
tegevjuht executive director
vahesumma subtotal
väisama tp visit; to pay a visit (= külastama)
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-01-20, 4:26
by Linguaphile
hiilgeperiood heyday
kahhel glazed tile
linttraktor caterpillar tractor
lähikümnenditel in the coming decades
pune oregano
pikka nina näitama to thumb one's nose, to cock a snook
teehöövel road grader
treima to turn wood
treipink lathe
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-01-21, 3:14
by Linguaphile
ehitusjärgus under construction
ehitusjärk stage of construction
kroonlühter chandelier
lahkama to dissect, to perform an autopsy
magamislavats (also simply
lavats) sleeping platform (such as a daybed, plank bed, futon bed, bunkbed, loft)
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-01-31, 15:37
by Linguaphile
hukka mõistma to denounce, to condemn
konutama to sit idle
luituma to fade, to discolor
luitunud faded
poolmuidu dirt cheap, for next to nothing
teemaalgataja OP (original poster)
puust ja punaseks [ette] tegema to spell out, to dumb down, to talk down to, to make crystal clear
Kas ma pean sulle puust ja punaseks ette tegema? Do I have to spell it out for you?
Kas keegi võib puust ja punaseks teha? Can someone spell it out?
Sa ei pea mulle puust ja punaseks tegema. You don't have to talk down to me.
Asi on puust ja punaseks tehtud. It's been made clear.
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-02-02, 0:09
by Linguaphile
alusetuks osutuma to turn out to be groundless, to prove baseless
keeduplaat hotplate
kesvamärjuke beer (slang; normally õlu)
närvesööv nerve-racking
puupüsti täis packed, full of people
püsikunde regular customer
vingumürgitus carbon monoxide poisoning
voolumõõtja electricity meter
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-02-11, 4:44
by Linguaphile
omasoodu kulgema =
oma rada kulgema run its course
pahaendeline ominous
sasipundar tangle, mess, can of worms
võidurõõmsalt triumphantly
tühja sellest never mind; forget it
maksab mis ta maksab, tühja sellest never mind the cost [it costs what it costs, that's an empty thing]
tühja sellest, et väljas sajab never mind the rain [never mind that outside it's raining]
tühja sellest, et uusaastalubadus jäi täitmata never mind that the New Year resolution wasn't kept [never mind, that the New Year resolution remained unfulfilled]
Re: Sõnad, mida hiljuti õppisid
Posted: 2020-02-16, 2:41
by Linguaphile
häälekamalt more vociferously
häälekas vociferous, clamorous
kellelegi kaikaid kodaratesse loopima to put a spoke in someone's wheel, to throw a monkey wrench into someone's plans
kaigas bludgeon, club, wooden stick
kodar spoke
loopima hurl, throw
lapsekingadesse jääma to [still] be in its infancy, to [still] be in its early stages
=
[alles] lapsekingades olla pahatihti more often than not
rusikareeglina as a rule of thumb
räige glaring, dazzling, garish, loud, piercing, shrill, flagrant, harsh
sõge uninformed, unenlightened, foolish, bigoted, beserk, fanatical