Meaning of nokka | Babel Free
/ˈnokːɑ/Määritelmät
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a Finnish surname error-lua-exec
- beak, bill, rostrum (anatomical structure of birds)
- beak (any beaklike object)
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beak (human nose) derogatory
- nose, front of an object, e.g. a car or another vehicle
- spout, lip (channel through which a liquid is poured from a container)
- top, tip (the far end of many long objects, such as a pier, pole, crane, boom, stick or peninsula)
- cam, tappet (lever or projection intended to tap or touch something)
- ness (promontory, cape or headland; often used in place names)
- kakabeak (any plant of the genus Clianthus)
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drop dialectal
Esimerkit
“Tuolla linnulla on terävä nokka.”
That bird has a sharp beak.
“Niistä nokkasi.”
Blow your nose.
“Pitäkää nokkanne erossa minun asioistani!”
Keep your noses out of my business.
“Käänsimme auton nokan kohti kotia.”
We turned the front of the car towards home.
“Lentokoneen nokka osoitti kohti taivasta.”
The front of the airplane was pointing towards the sky.
“Kannun nokka on hieman likainen.”
The lip of the jug is a bit dirty.
“Laitan makkaran tikun nokkaan.”
I'll put the sausage on the tip of the stick.
“Helsingin Katajanokan kaupunginosa on rakennettu 1800- ja 1900-lukujen vaihteessa jugend-tyyliin.”
The Katajanokka area in Helsinki was built at the shift of 19th and 20th centuries in the art nouveau style.
CEFR-taso
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.