MEANING:
Noun: cooler (US); cool bag, cool box (UK); chilly bin (NZ); esky (Austr.) (insulated picnic cooler, usually a box cooled with ice or freezer packs).
DERIVED FROM:
Kylmälaukku comes from kylmä (“cold”) + laukku (“bag”).
Arkistot kuukauden mukaan: kesäkuu 2016
jääpala
MEANING:
Noun: ice cube (small piece of ice used for cooling drinks regardless of its actual shape).
DERIVED FROM:
Jääpala comes from jää (“ice”) + pala (“bit, piece”).
EXTRA CREDIT:
Jääpalamuotti is an ”ice cube tray.”
hiirimatto
MEANING:
Noun: mouse pad.
DERIVED FROM:
Hiirimatto comes from hiiri (”mouse”) + matto (”carpet,” ”mat” or ”rug”).
nuorallatanssija
viivakoodi
MEANING:
Noun: bar code, barcode.
DERIVED FROM:
Viivakoodi comes from viiva (”line” or ”bar”) + koodi (”code”).
jyrkkä
jyrkkä
MEANING:
Noun: 1. steep, abrupt, 2. strict, 3. radical.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Let’s translate the sign, ”Varokaa jykkää mäkea” or ”Beware the steep hill.” (As is typical, the rest of the sign in Swedish.)
vitsi
valtti
MEANING:
Noun: (in card games) trump; (figuratively) trump, advantage (especially one held in reserve).
EXTRA CREDIT:
The ace of spades (also known as the spadille[1]) is traditionally the highest card in the deck of playing cards, at least in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. In legend and folklore, it is also known as the death card.[2][3]
murtaa
MEANING:
Verb: (transitive) To break (to cause to end up in two or more pieces).
EXTRA CREDIT:
Let’s translate the headline, ”Hillary Clinton murtaa korkean lasikaton – mutta miksi vasta nyt?” or ”Hillary Clinton breaks the high glass ceiling – but why only now?”
papu
MEANING:
Noun: bean (edible seed or pod of plants of several genera of Fabaceae).
DERIVED FROM:
Papu comes from Proto-Finnic *papu, from Proto-Slavic *bobъ.
EXTRA CREDIT:
Pictured are kahvipapuja, or ”coffee beans.”
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