Finnish–English dictionary

liittolainen

A person, group, state, etc., which is associated or united by treaty with another for a common (especially military or political) purpose; a confederate.

liittopäivät

The federal/state parliament of Germany.

liittouma

(uncountable) The state of being allied.

liittoutua

(transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.

liittoutuma

(countable) A union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc., especially between families by marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league.

liittoutumaton

(politics) Not taking sides in a conflict such as war; nonaligned.

liittoutuminen

(uncountable) The act of associating.

liittoutuneet

(with the definite article) The persons or parties allied.

liittoutunut

Joined as allies.

liittovaltio

Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

liittovaltion poliisi

(US) A law-enforcement official of the FBI.

liittovaltion senaatti

(US) The United States Senate.

liittyä

(intransitive, followed by "to" or "with") To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.

liittyä yhteen

(transitive, intransitive) To combine into a whole.

liittyen

Regarding, respecting.

liittymä

(figuratively, by analogy) A decision point; a turning point or opportunity to change a direction, a course, or a goal.

liittymän vaihto

(telecommunications) The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider.

liittyminen

A coming to; the act of acceding and becoming joined.

liittyvä

Associated, related, or united; subject to a particular affiliation.

liittyvyys

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

liitu

(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).

liitujauho

A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

liitukausi

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.

liitukivi

(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).

liitutaulu

A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

liivate

A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc.

liivi

A Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.

lika

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

likainen

Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.

likaisesti

In a dirty manner.

likakaivo

A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.

likavesi

Any water that has been used in some human domestic or industrial activity and, as a result, now contains waste products.

likavesikaivo

An underground pit where sewage is held.

likeinen

At little distance; near in space or time.

liki

Very close to, but not quite.

likiarvo

(mathematics) An imprecise solution or result that is adequate for a defined purpose.

likiarvoinen

Nearing correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate.

likimäärä

Approximate size or amount.

likimääräinen

Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.

likimain

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

likimainkaan

(idiomatic, dated, usually, with a negative) By a wide margin; indicates a very big difference or disparity.

likinäköinen

Near-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.

likinäköisyys

The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

likitaittoisuus

The property of being nearsighted, myopia.

liko

(slang) A carouse; a drinking session.

likomärkä

Extremely wet; saturated.

likööri

A liqueur prepared using the infusion process.

liksa

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

likusteri

Any of various shrubs and small trees in the genus Ligustrum.

likvida

(phonetics) Any of a class of consonant sounds that includes l and r.

likviditeetti

(finance) Availability of cash over short term: ability to service short-term debt.

likvidiys

(uncountable) The state or property of being liquid.

likvidoida

(informal) To kill (someone), usually violently, and especially for some ideological or political aim; to assassinate, to murder; also, to abolish or eliminate (something); to do away with, to put an end to.

likvidointi

The selling of the assets of a business as part of the process of dissolving the business.

likvidoitava

(of an asset) Convertible into cash.

likvidoitavissa oleva

(of an asset) Convertible into cash.

Lilja

A en given name.

Lille

The capital of Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region, France.

Lima

The capital city of Peru.

limaa irrottava

(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.

limaaja

Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

limaajakala

Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

limainen

Of or pertaining to mucilage; of, pertaining to, or resembling mucus; slimy and viscous.

limanahkiainen

A hagfish; one of various eel-like fish of the family Myxinidae, allied to the lamprey, with a suctorial mouth, labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings.

limanuljaska

(figuratively, originally, US, colloquial, derogatory) A person who is slimy (that is, sneaky or underhanded) or otherwise undesirable.

limapussi

(anatomy) Any of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.

limbinen

(neuroanatomy) Relating to the limbic system.

limbo

(dances, also, attributively) A competitive dance originating from Trinidad and Tobago in which dancers take turns to cross under a horizontal bar while bending backwards. The bar is lowered with each round, and the competition is won by the dancer who passes under the bar in the lowest position without dislodging it or falling down.

limbus

(Roman Catholicism, uncountable) A speculation, thought possibly to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people might exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the possible place where each category of souls might exist, regarded separately. [from 15th c.]

lime

Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.

limerikki

A humorous, often bawdy verse of five anapaestic lines, with the rhyme scheme aabba, and typically having an 8–8–5–5–8 cadence.

limetinmakuinen

Having the aroma or flavor of lime.

limetti

A small yellow (when ripe, usually sold green) lime, of hybrid Citrus × aurantiifolia, especially those from southern Florida.

limetti-

Containing lime or lime juice.

limettipuu

Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.

limisauma

(nautical, mostly, attributive) A style of boatbuilding using overlapping planks.

limittää

(intransitive) To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

limittyä

(intransitive) To cross one another as if woven together; to intertwine; to blend intricately.

limonadi

(US, Canada, India, Philippines) A flavoured beverage consisting of water, lemon, and sweetener, sometimes ice, served mainly as a refreshment.

limppari

(uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

limppu

(also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.

limsa

(uncountable, regional, Midwest US, Canada, Inland North, Midlands, Northwestern US) An effervescent or fizzy drink, most frequently nonalcoholic; soda pop.

limu

(US, especially, Southern US, informal) Any soft drink, regardless of type.

limusiini

A luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. [from 1930s]

lineaarinen

Having the form of a line; straight or roughly straight; following a direct course.

lingota

To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.

lingvisti

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

lingvistiikka

The systematic and scholarly study of language.

lingvistikko

(usually) One who studies modern-day linguistics, that is, linguistic science.

linja

The set route taken by a bus service.

linja-auto

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

linja-autollinen

The amount that can fit on a bus.

linjakas

Designed to offer little resistance to the flow of fluid, especially by having sleek, graceful lines.

linjakilpi

A destination sign mounted on a public transport vehicle displaying the route destination, number, name and/or via points, etc.

linjamies

A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman.

linjassa

Consistent; congruous.

linjata

(transitive) To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines.

linjaus

(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.

linkata

(intransitive, Internet, of a web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.

linkittää

(intransitive, Internet, of a web page) To contain a hyperlink to another page.

linkkeri

(compilation) A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.

linkkeriohjelma

(compilation) A computer program that takes one or more objects generated by compilers and assembles them into a single executable program.

linkki

Any instrument serving a purpose like that of a ship's anchor, such as an arrangement of timber to hold a dam fast; a device to hold the end of a bridge cable etc.; or a device used in metalworking to hold the core of a mould in place.

linko

By extension, any device which rotates in order to produce artificial gravity (in the form of centrifugal force)

linkous

The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw; figuratively, a stroke.

linna

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

linnake

A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel.

linnanherra

(chiefly, _, historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.

linnanpiha

The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or fortress.

linnoite

That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle.

linnoittaa

To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.

linnoittaminen

The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.

linnoittautua

(usually, _, intransitive, shogi) To create a similar defensive position in Japanese chess through several moves.

linnoitus

(chess) A move in which the king moves two squares towards a rook, and the rook moves to the other side of the king; the action of the verb to castle.

linnun sisäelimet

(usually, in the plural) The edible viscera of a bird.

linnunlaulu

(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

linnunliha

The meat from a domestic fowl.

linnunmaito

(by extension) Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice. [from 16th c.]

linnunpelätin

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

linnunpelätti

An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]

linnunpoika

A young bird.

linnunpoikanen

A young bird.

linnunpönttö

A small house for birds.

linnunrata

(astronomy) A broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky; our view of the dense portions of the Milky Way Galaxy from inside the galaxy. [from late 14th c.]

linoleumi

An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.

linssi

A magnifying glass or loupe.

linssimäinen

Shaped like a biconvex lens.

lintsaaminen

The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.

lintsaava

(specifically) Of a student: absent from school without permission.

lintsari

(by extension) Somebody who is absent without permission.

lintsata

(British, India) To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk off').

lintu

The meat from a domestic fowl.

lintuhäkki

(countable) A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

lintukoppi

A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.

lintunen

(often, childish) A bird; especially, a small and cute one.

lintuniisikangas

A thin fabric with a loose, open weave.

lintuniisisidos

(textiles) A type of weave used to make light, open cotton fabric used for window curtains.

lintutalo

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

lintutarha

A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. [from 16th c.]

lintutieteellinen

Of or pertaining to ornithology.

Linus

A en given name.

liota

(intransitive) To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.

liottaa

(transitive) To prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.

liotus

(slang) A carouse; a drinking session.

lipas

A little box, e.g. for jewellery.

lipasto

(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

lipevä

(figuratively) Excessively friendly or polite but insincere.

lipeväkielinen

Falsely earnest, smug, ingratiating, or pious.

lipittää

(ambitransitive) To take (liquid) into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a quick motion of the tongue.

liplattaa

(intransitive, of water) To wash against a surface with a splashing sound; to swash.