nisus
Synonyymisanakirja: nisus
nisus
yritys, vaivannäkö, pyrkimys, ponnistus, kokeilu, rasitus, pyhä sota.
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ponnistus
nisus englanniksi
A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
1833, James O' Beirne, New Views on the Process of Defecation, and Their Application to the Pathology and Treatment of Diseasesof the Stomach, Bowels, and Other Organs, quoted in 1833, John Johnson (editor), The Medico-Chirurgical Review, New Series: Volume 19 (Volume 23 of the Analytical Series), http://books.google.com.au/books?id=XOM6k16zzmkC&pg=PA7&dq=%22nisus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BEwoUo-tAYeYkgX6-YHgCg&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22nisus%22&f=false page 7,
1992, J.G. Hart, The Person and the Common Life: Studies in a Husserlian Social Ethics, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=PzKrEBsUMMQC&pg=PA363&dq=%22nisus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=R0AoUoHoKc-hkgXTnICgBA&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22nisus%22&f=false page 363,
2006, Errol E. Harris, Reflections on the Problem of Consciousness, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GAnu1Qd1UeIC&pg=PA158&dq=%22nisus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=BEwoUo-tAYeYkgX6-YHgCg&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22nisus%22&f=false page 158,
The periodic procreative desire manifested in the spring by birds, etc.
The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles to evacuate faeces or urine.
(alternative form of)
pressure (downward push)
exertion