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floater in Finnish

epätavallisen vaalipiirin edustaja
noun
(US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.
kelluva ruumis
noun
(US) A person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed one (or an extra) representative of its own.
joukkueeton pelaaja
noun
(sports) A player not affiliated with a team.
kelluja
noun
A person who physically floats in a gas or liquid.
laittomasti moneen kertaan äänestävä
noun
(US) A person who votes illegally in various electoral districts or polling places, either under a false voter registration or under the name of a properly registered voter who has not yet voted.
lisävieras
noun
An "extra" (male) guest at a party who is asked by the host to entertain the other (often female) guests.
paikanvaihtaja
noun
(figurative) A person without a fixed or lasting affiliation, position, or role.
puoluettaan vaihtava äänestäjä
noun
A voter who shifts their allegiance from one political party to another, especially (US) one whose vote can be illegally purchased.
työpaikkaa jatkuvasti vaihtava henkilö
noun
A person who frequently changes employment.
yleistyöntekijä
noun
An employee of an organization who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away; also, a short-term employee; a temporary, a temp.
floater
noun
(surfing) A manoeuvre in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of a wave on to the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave.
floater
noun
(sports) A ball that moves lightly through the air, as if floating; specifically (basketball) , an early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
hitaasti lentävä pallo
noun
(sports) A ball that moves lightly through the air, as if floating; specifically (basketball) , an early layup taken by a player moving towards the rim where, upon release, the ball floats in the air over the top of a defender before dropping softly into the hoop.
ilmassa kieppumaton kolikko
noun
(two-up) A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.
keittoon lisätty ihrapala
noun
A small suet dumpling put into soup.
kelluva esine
noun
A thing which physically floats in a gas or liquid.
kelluva pökäle
noun
(vulgar) A piece of faeces which floats.
kuljetettavaa irtainta suojaava vakuutus
noun
(insurance) An insurance policy covering movable property at more than one location or which may be in transit.
lasiaissamentuma
noun
(ophthalmology) A threadlike speck in the visual field which seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour of the eye.
leijuri
noun
(figurative) A thing which moves from place to place, as if floating.
vaihtuvakorkoinen joukkovelkakirjalaina
noun
(finance) Clipping of floating rate bond.
vankilaan kuulumaton kirja
noun
(prison slang) A book circulated between prisoners which is not part of the official prison library.
vedenkestävä sandaali
noun
(India) A waterproof sandal.
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