| Finnish > English |
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| ajaa |
| 1. v. to drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in a car |
| ajaa autoa -- drive a car |
| ajaa polkupyörällä -- ride a bike |
| rekat ajavat hiekkaa -- the trucks are transporting sand |
| 2. v. several other forms of movement. |
| ajaa kilpaa, ajaa rallia -- race (rally) |
| ajaa yhteen -- collide |
| ajaa yli -- run over |
| ajaa puuhun -- crash into a tree |
| ajaa karille -- run aground |
| tykistö ajoi asemiin -- artillery took positions |
| 3. v. to drive away, chase, pursue, expel, deport. |
| ajaa tiehensä, ajaa pois -- to chase away |
| ajaa takaa -- chase, pursue |
| 4. v. to herd (animals) in a particular direction. |
| ajaa karjaa -- to drive cattle |
| 5. v. to advocate certain idea |
| ajaa jotain asiaa |
| ajaa läpi -- to push through |
| 6. v. to force into a certain state. |
| velat ajoivat yrityksen konkurssiin -- the debts bankrupted the company |
| 7. v. to operate a device |
| ydinvoimala ajettiin alas huoltoa varten -- The nuclear power plant was shut down for maintenance. |
| ajaa moottori sisään -- to break in an engine |
| 8. v. to run, execute (a computer program) |
| 9. v. to shave, cut |
| ~ partansa = to shave (one's beard) |
| ~ nurmikko = to cut grass. |
