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päällä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • above prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
  • alight verb To get off a vehicle or dismount from an animal.
  • atop preposition On top of.
  • on prep Positioned at, upon, or touching the surface of something.
  • online adj Connected to the internet or another network, and actively available or in use.
  • over adj Finished; ended.

Senses

päällä is used for these senses in English:

  • above Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing. [first attested before 1150.]
  • above In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]
  • alight Of an electrical light source: switched on and emitting light.
  • atop (literary, _, or, _, archaic) On, to, or at the top.
  • on In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
  • on Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
  • on With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
  • online Of a system: active, particularly building facilities (such as power) or a factory or power plant.

above — full definition

  1. prep In a position higher than something else; overhead of.
  2. prep Greater than in amount, degree, or rank.
  3. adv Earlier in a piece of writing; higher up on the same page.
  4. noun What was mentioned earlier in a document.

alight — full definition

  1. verb To get off a vehicle or dismount from an animal.
  2. verb To land after flying, or to come to rest somewhere.
  3. adj On fire, or lit up with light.

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