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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *iskedäk. May be related to Erzya эшкемс (eškems).
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iskeä
- (transitive, usually atelic) to strike, hit
- Synonym: lyödä
Pentti oli iskenyt Markkua lekalla kasvoihin.- Pentti had struck Markku in the face with sledgehammer.
- (intransitive, military) to strike, raid (perform an attacking maneuver)
Joukkue iskee ja joko tuhoaa vihollisen tai pakottaa sen perääntymään.- The platoon shall strike the enemy, either destroying it or forcing it to retreat.
- (with illative) to crack down (to enforce more stringently or more thoroughly)
Viranomaiset yrittävät iskeä pyhien aikana rattijuopumukseen.- The authorities are trying to crack down on drunk driving during the holidays.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to have, get suddenly (of an event or state)
Olin aikeissa tehdä sen vanhaan tapaan, kun iski neronleimaus.- I was about to do it the old-fashioned way when I suddenly had a stroke-of-genius.
Eilen iski pahanlainen migreeni.- I got a bad migraine yesterday.
- (informal, transitive, usually atelic) to hit on, flirt (to try to get someone romantically interested in oneself)
- Synonyms: (colloquial) pokata, (colloquial, dated) hakkailla
Olen iskenyt sinua viikkoja.- I've been flirting with you for weeks.
- (informal, transitive, by extension) to get someone (succeed in making someone interested in oneself)
- Synonyms: saada, (colloquial) pokata
Naisten iskeminen on helppoa. Katso ja opi.- Getting women is easy. Watch and learn.
- (dialectal, Ostrobothnia, Savonia, South Karelia) to ply (thread)
- Synonyms: kerrata, palmikoida
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