the dog came tearing at me
Finnish translation: rynnätä jotakuta kohti
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| 5 +1 | rynnätä |
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| 4 +1 | koira juoksi minua vastaan |
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| 5 -1 | koira hyökkäsi minun kimppuun |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1koira juoksi minua vastaan Explanation: Koira juoksi innokkaasti minua vastaan. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2004-04-19 16:26:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Tear on repien, mutta tässä yhteydessä sitä ei voine käyttää. Mahdollisesti koira vain \"tuli minua vastaan\". |
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37 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1rynnätä Explanation: rynnätä kovaa vauhtia innostuneesti |
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8 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1koira hyökkäsi minun kimppuun Explanation: Koira oli ilmiselvä vihoissaan. The dog attacked me, came tearing at me. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 days 10 hrs 23 mins (2004-04-23 02:44:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I must say, Maiju, that the connotation of \"tearing at\" someone is used only in cases where the person (or animal) is being restrained. The dog presumably is being held on a leash, otherwise the expression used would be \"bounded towards me\" or \"leapt at me\". The tearing refers to \"tearing himself free:\" from the clutches of someone, or in this case the leash. |
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