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puheenvuoro — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • call verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  • floor noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
  • platform noun A raised, flat surface for standing on, such as at a train station or on a stage.

Senses

puheenvuoro is used for these senses in English:

  • call (computing) The act of jumping to a subprogram, saving the means to return to the original point.
  • floor (by extension) The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
  • platform (figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.

call — full definition

  1. verb To contact someone by phone, or to cry out or shout to get attention.
  2. verb To give someone or something a name; to refer to something in a particular way.
  3. verb To pay a brief visit, or to stop at a place, especially a ship stopping at a port.
  4. verb To predict or officially declare an outcome.
  5. noun An act of speaking to someone on the phone.

floor — full definition

  1. noun The surface on which you walk inside a room or building.
  2. noun A storey or level of a building.
  3. noun A set minimum limit, especially for a price or rate.
  4. verb To knock someone down, or to shock or overwhelm them completely.

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