piecemeal
suomi-englanti sanakirjapiecemeal englannista suomeksi
asteittain, vähitellen, vähä vähältä
vähittäinen
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piecemeal englanniksi
Made or done in pieces or one stage at a time.
(nearsyn)
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1953, James Strachey, translation of Freud|Sigmund Freud, ''Interpretation of Dreams|The Interpretation of Dreams'', Avon Books, pg. 224:
- But the copious and intertwined associative links warrant our accepting the former alternative: cyclamen—favourite flower—favourite food— artichokes; pulling to pieces like an artichoke, leaf by leaf (a phrase constantly ringing in our ears in relation to the piecemeal dismemberment of the Chinese Empire)—herbarium—bookworms, whose favourite food is books.
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{{quote-text|en|year=1914|author=Saki|title=s:The Forbidden Buzzards
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Into pieces or parts.
(RQ:Marlowe Tamburlaine)
{{quote-journal|en|date=October 3 1888|title=s:The Whitehall Murder|journal=Daily Telegraph|Daily Telegraph|location=London
To divide or distribute piecemeal; dismember.
{{quote-text|en|year=a. 1695|author=Henry Vaughan|title=Ode
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