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Finnish
Etymology
lähes + tulkoon; Literally, “shall it come close”
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæhesˌtulkoːn/,
- Rhymes: -ulkoːn
- Syllabification(key): lä‧hes‧tul‧koon
Adverb
lähestulkoon
- almost, nearly, close to
- Synonyms: melkein, lähes, liki
- lähestulkoon totta ― an approximation of the truth
Tristan da Cunha on tuliperäinen saari keskellä Etelä-Atlanttia lähestulkoon Etelä-Amerikan ja Afrikan mantereiden puolivälissä.- Tristan da Cunha is a volcanic island in the middle of the South Atlantic nearly midway between the continents of South America and Africa.
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