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dash noun

  /dæʃ/
  • (typography) Any of the following symbols: ‒ (figure dash), – (en dash), — (em dash), or ― (horizontal bar).
 ajatusviiva, viiva
  • A short run, flight.
 kipaisu, pinkaisu, spurtti
  • (Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia) A bribe or gratuity; a gift.
 pikkulahja, voitelu
  • A small quantity of a liquid substance etc.; less than 1/8 of a teaspoon.
 tilkka
  • (by extension) The longer of the two symbols of Morse code.
  • (dated, euphemistic) A stand-in for a censored word, like "Devil" or "damn". (Compare deuce.)
 viiva

dash verb

  /dæʃ/
  • (transitive, usually with down or off) To complete hastily.
 huitaista, hutaista
  • (intransitive, informal) To leave or depart.
 häipyä, kiitää
  • (transitive, of hopes or dreams) To ruin; to destroy.
 iskeä, lyödä, murskaantua, murskata
  • (transitive) To dishearten; to sadden.
 lannistaa, lannistua
  • (transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.
 lorauttaa, paiskata, roiskauttaa
  • (transitive) To throw violently.
 paiskata, singota
  • (intransitive) To run quickly or for a short distance.
 pinkaista, pinkoa, pyrähtää, syöksyä, syöksähtää
  • (ambitransitive, sometimes, figurative) To sprinkle; to splatter.
 roiskua, roiskuttaa
  • (transitive) To draw or write quickly; jot.
 sutaista

dash interjection

  /dæʃ/
  • (euphemistic) Damn!
 helkkari, samperi

dashing adjective

  /ˈdæʃɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • Chic, fashionable.
 tyylikäs
em dash
m-viiva, pitkä ajatusviiva
dash off
lykätä
em-dash
em-viiva
en-dash
en-viiva
en dash
lyhyt ajatusviiva, n-viiva
100-meter dash
100 metrin juoksu, sadan metrin juoksu
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