Finnish–English dictionary

ansaitsematon

Not deserved, earned or merited; unjustifiable or unfair.

ansaittu rangaistus

Retribution or outcome that is justly deserved.

ansakuoppa

(literal) A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, which the victim is supposed to fall into and not be able to get out from.

ansalanka

A mental or psychological trap.

ansan virittäminen

(legal) Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.

ansas

(architecture) A triangular bracket.

ansassa

Caught in a trap.

ansastaa

(transitive) To catch in a trap or snare.

ansatsi

(music) The use of the lips, facial muscles, tongue, and teeth when playing a wind instrument.

Anselmi

A en given name.

ansio

(often, in the plural, ;, now, chiefly, technical (in philosophy), or) That which is deserved or merited; a just punishment or reward.

ansio-

Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood

ansiokas

Showing skill and artistry.

ansiomerkki

Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

ansioristi

Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

ansiot

Wages, money earned, income.

ansiotyö

The occupation or work for which one is used, and often paid.

ansoittaa

(transitive) To physically capture, to catch in a trap or traps, or something like a trap.

antaa

(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

antaa ääni

To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to make preponderate; to decide.

antaa akupunktiohoitoa

(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.

antaa alennus

(transitive) To make an allowance, to take into account when making plans.

antaa aloitussyöttö

(transitive) A video of a person snapping their fingers. Alternative snapping technique To snap one's fingers: to make a snapping sound, often by pressing the thumb and an opposing finger of the same hand together and suddenly releasing the grip so that the finger hits against the palm; alternatively, by bringing the index finger quickly down onto the middle finger and thumb.

antaa anteeksi

(transitive, theology) To remit a sin; to give absolution for a sin. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

antaa arvoa

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

antaa asetus

To command by a decree.

antaa dragonnadeille

(Christianity, French politics, historical) To subject (a Huguenot) to the dragonnades.

antaa ennakkoa

To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. [from 16th c.]

antaa erivapaus

(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.

antaa etulyöntiasema

(transitive) to provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to [from 15th c.]

antaa hengähtää

(transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.

antaa hoidettavaksi

(transitive) To trust to the care of.

antaa huomaan

(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

antaa huono tarjous

(transitive) To give (a customer) a deceptively low price or cost estimate that one has no intention of honoring or to prepare a cost estimate deliberately and misleadingly low.

antaa huostaan

(transitive) To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.

antaa hyväksyntä

(transitive) To give official authorization or approval to; to countenance.

antaa ilmi

(transitive) To make a formal or public accusation against; to inform against; to accuse.

antaa jonkun huostaan

(transitive) To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech, petition, etc., to speak to.

antaa juomarahaa

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

antaa kahle

To provide (something) with a shackle.

antaa keppiä

To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.

antaa korvaus

(ambitransitive) To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

antaa kyyti

(ambitransitive) To be transported in a vehicle; to travel as a passenger. [from 9th c., transitive usage from 19th c.]

antaa lainaksi

(transitive) To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.

antaa lempinimi

(transitive) To give a nickname to (a person or thing).

antaa lupa

(transitive, catenative) To permit, to give permission to.

antaa maksuaikaa

To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.

antaa makua

(American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.

antaa mennä

To do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.

antaa neuvoja

(transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).

antaa neuvontaa

(transitive) To give advice, especially professional advice, to (somebody).

antaa nimi

(transitive) To assign a title to; to entitle.

antaa nimikirjoitus

(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book, etc.

antaa osansa

(ambitransitive) To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole.

antaa periksi

(transitive) To force to submit.

antaa perintö

(transitive) To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.

antaa piiskaa

To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

antaa piupaut

(transitive) To reject, turn down.

antaa poikittaissyöttö

(soccer) To make a short low pass sideways across the pitch

antaa potkut

(transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).

antaa puheoikeudet

(transitive, Internet, IRC) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

antaa puheoikeus

(transitive, Internet, IRC) To assign the voice flag to a user on IRC, permitting them to send messages to the channel.

antaa rahaa

(finance) To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.

antaa rauhoittavaa

(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

antaa rauhoittavia

To calm or put (a person) to sleep using a sedative drug.

antaa rauhoittavia lääkkeitä

(transitive) To calm (a person or animal) or put them to sleep using a tranquilizer dart.

antaa remmiä

(transitive) To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.

antaa rooli

(transitive) To assign a role in a play or performance to (an actor).

antaa rooli valkoiselle

(chiefly, film, television) To cast a white actor in a role for a person of colour in (a film, television programme, etc.).

antaa ruostetauti

(plant disease) To affect the fertility or growth of (a plant) with a blight (noun sense 1.1), especially one caused by a fungus; to blast, to mildew, to smut.

antaa sähköisku

(transitive, proscribed, informal) To inflict a severe electric shock (not necessarily fatal) upon.

antaa sähköshokki

(transitive) To give an electric shock to.

antaa sakko

(transitive) To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.

antaa selkäsauna

(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

antaa siipeen

(transitive) To act or speak extemporaneously; to improvise; to wing it.

antaa sukunimi

(transitive) To give a surname to.

antaa suojapaikka

(transitive) To provide a harbor or safe place for.

antaa suostumus

(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

antaa synninpäästö

(transitive) To pronounce free from or give absolution for a penalty, blame, or guilt. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]

antaa takaisin

(archaic) To recede; to retreat.

antaa tehtäväksi

(transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

antaa tekosyy

To make somebody able (to do, or to be, something); to give sufficient ability or power to do or to be; to give strength or ability to.

antaa tiedote

(transitive) To announce (something) by means of such a report or publication.

antaa tietä

(intransitive) To give way under force; to succumb to a force.

antaa tippiä

To give a small gratuity to, especially to an employee of someone who provides a service. [from early 18th c.]

antaa todistus

(transitive) To afford, to be something to someone, to supply with something.

antaa tunnustus

(transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.

antaa turpaan

(transitive, informal) To assault someone with the intention of causing physical injury; to beat up.

antaa vapaataival

(transitive, baseball) To allow a batter to reach base by pitching four balls.

antaa varoitus

(sports) To issue a caution to, usually a yellow card, or a red card if a yellow card has already been issued.

antaa vastalahja

(transitive) To give something else in response (where the "thing" may also be abstract, a feeling or action) To make a reciprocal gift.

antaa viedä mennessään

To take delight (in something).

antaa vuokralle

(transitive, chiefly, British) To allow possession of (a property etc.) in exchange for rent.

antaa ylen

(colloquial, ambitransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

antaa ylennys

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. [from 14th c.]

antaa ymmärtää

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

antagonismi

A strong natural dislike or hatred; antipathy.

antagonisti

(biochemistry) A chemical that binds to a receptor but does not produce a physiological response, blocking the action of other agonist chemicals, such as endogenous chemical messengers.

antaja

One who gives; a donor or contributor.

antaminen tehtäväksi

(legal) The act whereby or constellation in which the performance of an obligation (owed to an obligee, presuming its validity; irrespective of the obligation as the target of the delegation, rarely called delegatary) is assigned by its debtor (delegator, obligor) to and towards another party (delegatee, delegate)

Antares

Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.

antarktinen

Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar regions.

Antarktis

A continental region, one of the major ecozones of the world, covering the south polar regions, especially those south of the Antarctic Convergence; or, in accordance with the Antarctic Treaty System, the 60th parallel south.

antasidi

An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

antasidinen

Counteracting or neutralizing acidity, especially in the stomach. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

antaumuksellinen

Zealous; characterized by devotion.

antautua

(transitive) To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470)]

antautuminen

The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon stipulated terms; the act of ceasing to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.

antautumismieliala

Acceptance of defeat without struggle.

antava osapuoli

(LGBT slang) A person who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse.

antediluviaani

(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.

antediluviaaninen

(biblical) Belonging or pertaining to, or existing in, the time prior to the great flood described in Genesis, or (by extension) to a great or destructive flood or deluge described in other mythologies.

anteeksi

(North America) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.

anteeksi antaminen

The action of forgiving.

anteeksi kuinka?

Often used when someone does not understand what another person says.

anteeksiannettava

Able to be forgiven; worthy of forgiveness.

anteeksiantamaton

not excusable [15th c.]

anteeksiantamus

The action of forgiving.

anteeksiantavainen

Inclined to forgive.

anteeksiantavaisuus

A readiness to forgive.

anteeksianto

A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due.

anteeksipyyntö

An expression of remorse or regret for having said or done something that harmed another: an instance of apologizing (saying that one is sorry).

anteeksipyytävä

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

anteeksipyytelemätön

Not apologetic for having said or done something that causes actual or potential harm, especially when being apologetic would be appropriate.

anteliaasti

In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.

anteliaisuus

(uncountable) Charitable kindness.

antelias

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

antenataalinen

Occurring or existing before birth.

antenni

(chiefly, _, UK) A rod, wire, or other structure for receiving or transmitting radio, television signals etc.

anteriorinen

(anatomy) Nearer the forward end, especially in the front of the body; nearer the head or forepart of an animal.

Antero

(countable) A en given name.

anti

(finance) Any financial instrument issued by a company.

anti-

Against, opposed to.

antiaine

(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.

antialiasointi

(computer graphics) any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital images caused by high-contrast borders between pixels.

antibakteerinen

(pharmaceutical effect) Killing or inhibiting bacteria.

antibakteerinen aine

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug having the effect of killing or inhibiting bacteria.

antibiootti

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that can destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria and similar microorganisms, generally transported by the lymphatic system.

antibioottinen

(pharmaceutical effect) Of or relating to antibiotics.

antidepressiivinen

(pharmaceutical effect) Preventing or counteracting depression.

antihistamiini

(pharmaceutical drug) A drug or substance that counteracts the effects of a histamine. Commonly used to alleviate the symptoms of hay fever and other allergies.

antihiukkanen

(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.

antiikin keräilijä

A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

antiikki

The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

antiikkiasiantuntija

A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

antiikkinen

Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity.

antiikva

(typography) One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight.

antikapitalisti

(politics) One who opposes capitalism or subscribes to anticapitalism.

antikliimaksi

(rhetoric) An abrupt descent (either deliberate or unintentional) from the dignity of the idea which the speaker or writer appeared to be aiming for.

antiklimaattinen

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.