kotvan

English translation: short (while)

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Finnish term or phrase:kotvan
English translation:short (while)
Entered by: Spencer Allman

01:04 Mar 29, 2003
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Finnish term or phrase: kotvan
there are a few separate sourses
for this word /kotvan/ that I found.They are all contemporary -newspapers and so on.
1.se oli juossut kotvan matkaa tieta pitkin eteenpain...
2.kului kotvan aikaa ja yhtakkia kaupungin porteista...
3.lauloi kotvan,lauloi toiaen,lauloi kotvan kolmannenki...
thank you
lana alferova
short (while)
Explanation:
A while, a short moment, not lasting very long
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short (while)


Explanation:
A while, a short moment, not lasting very long


Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Scott Horne (X)
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agree  Jonathan Widell: any synonym will do, mock-Kalevala style
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