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sheet (EN)
substantiivi, verbi

substantiivi “sheet”

yksikkö sheet, monikko sheets tai ei-laskettava
  1. arkki
    Please hand out these sheets of paper to the class.
  2. lakana
    She washed the sheets and hung them out to dry.
  3. levy
    The mechanic used a sheet of metal to repair the car.
  4. kerros
    The lake was covered with a thin sheet of ice.
  5. sade (rankkasade)
    The rain was coming down in sheets, soaking everyone outside.
  6. Skuutti (köysi, jota käytetään purjeen kulman säätämiseen tuuleen nähden)
    He pulled on the sheet to adjust the sail.
  7. rata
    The teams stepped onto the curling sheet for their match.
  8. kenttä
    Scientists studied the ice sheet covering Greenland.

verbi “sheet”

infinitiivi sheet; hän sheets; imperfekti sheeted; part. perf. sheeted; ger. sheeting
  1. sataa kaatamalla
    The rain sheeted down, flooding the streets.
  2. peittää lakanalla
    They sheeted the furniture before painting the walls.
  3. muotoilla levyiksi
    The factory sheets metal into thin panels.
  4. (suomeksi) säätää purjetta käyttämällä skuutti (köysi)
    The crew sheeted the sails to navigate the wind.