Mikä on 'metrin hukkapala'?

weijie · Post by **weijie** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 9:54 pm

I try to search this word online, could not find explanation, would native tell what does it mean? And how to use it?

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Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 10:47 pm

metri = meter/metre
hukka = waste
pala = part, piece

Olisiko teidän työmaallenne jäänyt kakkosnelosta metrin hukkapala?

EP · Post by EP » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:16 pm

Left-over-piece (one meter long). Something that is not needed for the job under way, and is really too short to use for anything else.

I sell you cloth for a dress. You need 4,70 meters. I have a 5,70 meter piece, and I cut you the 4,70 m you need. Now I have a one meter piece that is too little for just about any piece of clothing, I cannot sell it to anybody. I am left with "metrin hukkapala".

Jukka Aho · Post by **Jukka Aho** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:25 pm

Yes... it’s primarily used in contexts having to do with construction, woodwork, handicrafts etc.

There’s also an almost similar word, hukkapätkä. Whereas pala is a small piece of something, pätkä is more like a short length of something. Pala lankkua, pala lastulevyä, pala kangasta, pala styroksia, pätkä köyttä, pätkä narua, pätkä sähköjohtoa, pätkä rimaa, pätkä nauhaa. There’s overlap in usage but at least string-like non-rigid and narrow things are pätkä rather than a pala.

weijie · Post by **weijie** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 2:36 pm

Kiitoksia! Very helpful!Thanks 3 of you!

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Sat Feb 05, 2011 6:53 pm

Short people are sometimes referred to impolitely as "hukkapätkä" or just "pätkä". Re: the Pekka & Pätkä movies

skandagupta · Post by **skandagupta** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 12:48 am

"Alokas ---nen,kertokaa alikersantti ---lle,että hän on hukkapätkä!"

mrjimsfc · Post by **mrjimsfc** » Sun Feb 06, 2011 6:54 am

skandagupta wrote:"Alokas ---nen,kertokaa alikersantti ---lle,että hän on hukkapätkä!"

And just how many push-ups do you think it will take to kill you?

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