Finnish-English translations for joustaa

be elastic
bendIf you bend the pipe too far, it will break.Don’t bend your knees.Look at the trees bending in the wind.

cut someone some slackHes the new kid on the block and doesnt know the way we do things around here yet. Cut him some slack and let him learn from this.
give up (on demands
relax
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There needs to be a relaxation of the rules to allow EU delegates on the ground to have more say in decision-making powers. Säännöissä täytyy joustaa, jotta EU: n paikan päällä toimivilla edustajilla on enemmän sananvaltaa tahoilla, joilla on päätöksentekovalta. to relax a rope or cordto relax the muscles or sinews
relax (demands
yield
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That is why our watchword must be that we will not yield on the substance that the new treaty can have, but we will be flexible about the form it can take. Tämän vuoksi avainratkaisuna on oltava, ettemme anna periksi uuden sopimuksen asiasisällöstä mutta että voimme joustaa sen tulevasta muodosta. Yield the right of way to pedestrians.They refuse to yield to the enemy.

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