Dia 1

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TASK 1 Now its your turn to find the meanings
(merkitykset) and the pronunciation (ääntäminen)
of the following words in online dictionaries!

• tangible
• conveyor
• discern

Links to some dictionaries
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TASK 2 Now, find the opposites (vastakohdat) to
these words and translate them.
1) to approve 2) comprehensive 3) centralised 4)
to invest
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TASK 3 Find the corresponding nouns for the
following verbs and translate them. For example
to think -gt a thought (ajatella -gt ajatus)

1. to discern
2. to prescribe
3. to err
4. to supplement
5. to deduct

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TASK 4 Use a dictionary to find the English
explanation (selitys) for the following
words/phrases.
a) misogamy b) to shoot off one's mouth c)
malignant
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One word - several meanings? Choose 5 of the
following words, preferably those connected with
your field of studies, and find out what
different meanings they have! Use dictionaries.
Give example sentences, too. Millaisia eri
merkityksiä löydät ao. sanoille? Valitse 5 sanaa
listasta. Anna esimerkkilauseita. compose
market support business engineer
construct mould design tune
conduct compute account value
express medium electricity inform
Links to some dictionaries here
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Links to some dictionaries

• http//dictionary.oed.com/entrance.dtlOXFORD
  ENGLISH DICTIONARY (Eng-Eng)
• http//europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/ EURODICAUTOM
  (e.g. Eng-Fin-Eng)
• http//www.m-w.com/netdict.htm MERRIAM-WEBSTER
  Dictionary (Eng-Eng)
• http//www.onelook.com/OneLook Dictionaries
• http//www.wordsmyth.net/WORDSMYTH dictionary
  and other information on English words
• http//www.tsk.fi/tepa/Tekniikan Sanastokeskuksen
  termipankki
• http//lipas.uwasa.fi/comm/termino/collect/
• Terminology Collection specialist dictionaries
• http//thesaurus.reference.com/
• Rogets Thesaurus (synonyms and antonyms)