No. 273 in Finnish
esille
"Esille" means "forth" or "into view."
In a sentence
Hän toi keskustelussa esille uuden aiheen.
He brought up a new topic in the discussion.
In this sentence, 'esille' means 'to bring up' (metaphorically raising something into view or into discussion).
Kirjahyllyssä tuli näkyviin vanha albumi, kun pari kirjaa otettiin esille.
An old album became visible in the bookshelf when a couple of books were taken out.
Here, 'esille' is used in the sense of 'taken out' or 'brought into view physically'.
Tämä teema otetaan esille seuraavassa tapaamisessa.
This theme will be brought up in the next meeting.
In this case, 'esille' is used in a formal context meaning to raise or bring a topic or matter into discussion.
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