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shoulder (EN)
substantiivi, verbi

substantiivi “shoulder”

yksikkö shoulder, monikko shoulders
  1. olkapää
    She rested her head on his shoulder while they watched the movie.
  2. lapa
    For dinner, we roasted a shoulder of lamb with garlic and rosemary.
  3. olkapää (vaatteessa)
    The dress had beautiful embroidery on the shoulders.
  4. piennar
    She pulled over onto the shoulder to make a phone call safely.
  5. harjanne
    The hikers rested on the shoulder of the mountain, enjoying the panoramic view below.
  6. lapa (soittimessa)
    The violinist carefully polished the shoulder of her instrument to keep it in perfect condition.
  7. hartia (pullossa)
    The label on the wine bottle was placed just below the shoulder.
  8. luodin patruunan osa, jossa kapea kaula levenee liittyäkseen suurempaan runkoon
    The bullet jammed because there was dirt on the shoulder of the cartridge.

verbi “shoulder”

infinitiivi shoulder; hän shoulders; imperfekti shouldered; part. perf. shouldered; ger. shouldering
  1. tönäistä olkapäällä
    He shouldered the heavy door open with a grunt.
  2. syrjäyttää (voimalla)
    She shouldered her way to the top management by intimidating her colleagues.
  3. kantaa olkapäällä
    He shouldered the heavy backpack and started his hike up the mountain.
  4. ottaa vastuulleen
    She had to shoulder the burden of organizing the entire event by herself.
  5. estää kuninkaalla (shakissa)
    In the endgame, he skillfully shouldered the opponent's king away from the pawn's promotion square.