avocation

suomi-englanti sanakirja

avocation englannista suomeksi

1. sivutoimi

0. Substantiivi

1. juttu

2. harrastus, juttu

3. työ, juttu

avocation englanniksi

1. A calling away; a diversion.

2. (RQ:Fielding Tom Jones)

3. A hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit.

(syn)

4. {{quote-text|en|year=1934|author=Robert Frost|title=Two Tramps in Mud Time

5. (quote-text)

6. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation.

7. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time; usual employment; vocation.

8. (quote-book)|title=Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift/Volume 11/From William King to Jonathan Swift - 21|Letter to Jonathan Swift|passage=I have several things on the anvil, and near finished, that perhaps might be useful, if published: but the continual avocation by business, the impositions on me by impertinent visits, and the uneasiness of writing, which grows more intolerable to me every day, I doubt, will prevent my going any farther.

9. (RQ:Defoe Devil)

10. (RQ:Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit)

11. (RQ:Melville Piazza Tales)

12. The calling of a case from an inferior to a superior court.