Saturday, October 23, 2021

Verb of the week: kiertää

 week 42, 2021 

1. to go around an obstacle:

Hän kiersi sen. = He went around it.

2. to orbit (a planet or similar):

Se kiersi kuun 7 kertaa. = It went around the moon 7 times.

3. to avoid or dodge something (can be metaphorical, like a topic):

Eilen hän kiersi aihetta. = Yesterday he avoided the topic.

Kopiosuojaus voidaan kiertää. = You can get around copy protection.

4. to tour, to go around:

Hän kiersi Eurooppaa. = He went around / toured Europe.

Hän kiersi seitsemän vuoden ajan Suomen kansallispuistoja. = During a 7 year period he toured Finland's national parks.


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