Meaning of vajaa | Babel Free
/ˈʋɑjɑː/Määritelmät
- not full; partial; incomplete (often with connotation of falling short)
- shy of; short of, less than
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wanting, in need of informal
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to (in expressions of clock time) colloquial
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mentally retarded; short for vajaamielinen colloquial, derogatory
Esimerkit
“Tämä lasi on täysi ja tuo lasi on vajaa.”
This glass is full and that glass is not full.
“Tämä korttipakka on vajaa: siitä puuttuu ruutuysi.”
This deck of cards is incomplete: it is missing the nine of diamonds.
“Tästä on heidän talolleen vähän vajaa maili.”
It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.
“Viimeisen vajaan kymmenen vuoden aikana...”
Within the last nearly ten years...
“Mitä olet vajaa?”
What do you want?
“kymmentä vajaa kaksi”
ten to two
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.