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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vooro. Cognates include Estonian voor (“round (of a competition), turn”), Ingrian vooro, Karelian vuoro and Votic vooro.
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Noun
vuoro
- turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work; one's chance to make a move in a game)
- Odota vuoroasi! ― Wait for your turn!
- Nyt voit aloittaa vuorosi. ― You can take your turn now.
- Sinun vuorosi! ― It's your turn!
- Kenen vuoro tiskata? ― Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?
- shift (scheduled working period)
- Synonym: työvuoro
- yövuoro ― night shift
- Mitä tehdä, jos työntekijä ei saavu vuoroonsa? ― What to do if a worker doesn't show up for their shift?
- reservation, booking (of a short duration, e.g. at a sports facility or laundromat)
- Synonym: varaus
- saunavuoro ― reservation to use a sauna (in an apartment building or block of flats where the sauna is shared by residents)
- Käyttäjä voi perua vuoron ilmoittamalla siitä sähköpostitse. ― The user can cancel the reservation by e-mail.
- (transport) A means of transportation that runs regularly on a given route; no universally applicable English equivalent, connection or scheduled fit for many usages.
- Oliko tuo viimeinen vuoro tänään? ― Was that the last bus/train/ferry/etc. today?
- Helsingin ja Oulun välillä lentää kymmeniä vuoroja päivittäin. ― There are dozens of daily scheduled flights between Helsinki and Oulu.
- figure, pattern, step (one of a routine or set of moves that make up a dance)
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