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gall noun

  /ɡɑl/ , /ɡɔːl/
  • (uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
otsa, röyhkeys
  • (figurative, uncountable) Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
piina

gall noun

  /ɡɑl/ , /ɡɔːl/
  • (plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).
äkämä
  • A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
möykky, patti, takku, äkämä

gall verb

  /ɡɑl/ , /ɡɔːl/
  • (ergative) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
hiertää, sapettaa, suututtaa, vaivata, ärsyttää
  • (transitive, figurative) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
häiritä

gall noun

  /ɡɑl/ , /ɡɔːl/
  • (pathology, countable) A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
  • (countable, technical) A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
hankauma
  • (figurative, uncountable) A feeling of exasperation.
katkeruus, suuttumus
  • (countable) A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
lyöttymä
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