painuksissa

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Finnish

Etymology

painua (“to sink, droop”) >

Adverb

painuksissa

  1. drooping; see also crestfallen
    Menimme otteluun voitonvarmoina, mutta tulimme takaisin päät painuksissa.
    We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned with our heads drooping.
    We were sure of victory as we went to the match but returned crestfallen.
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