Finnish–English dictionary

live-roolipeli

(countable) A live action roleplaying game.

livenä

Of an event, as it happens; in real time; direct.

Liverpool

A city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England; an important seaport in the United Kingdom, and once one of the biggest in the world.

livertää

(transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.

livetä

(intransitive) To disappear suddenly and secretly.

livistää

(intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]

livistys

A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.

livree

Any distinctive identifying uniform worn by a group, such as the uniform worn by chauffeurs and male servants.

llinen

Resembling, having some of the characteristics of (used to form adjectives from nouns).

loata

To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.

lobata

(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

lobbari

A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

lobby

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

loggia

(architecture) A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.

logia

A branch of learning; a study of a particular subject.

loginen

Used to form adjectival forms of nouns ending in -logy.

logistiikka

(operations) The process of planning, implementing, and controlling the efficient, effective flow and storage of goods, services and related information from their point of origin to point of consumption for the purpose of satisfying customer requirements.

logo

(television) A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.

logos

(philosophy) In Ancient Greek philosophy, the rational principle that governs the cosmos.

lohdullinen

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

lohduton

Not consolable; unable to be consoled or comforted, usually due to grief, disappointment, or other distress.

lohduttaa

(obsolete) To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.

lohduttaja

(Christianity) The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost.

lohduttava

Giving comfort, especially in the sense of soothing distress.

lohdutus

A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

lohdutuspalkinto

(idiomatic) A prize or status, often unwelcome, awarded as a joke or disincentive to the loser of a contest or for poor performance.

lohenpunainen

Having a pale pinkish-orange colour.

lohi

A young salmon after its first return from the sea.

Lohikäärme

(constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

lohikäärmemäinen

(obsolete, except in fiction) Of or resembling a dragon.

lohikala

A meal or dish made from this fish.

lohjeta

(intransitive) To become chipped.

lohkaista

(transitive) (chemistry) To split (a complex molecule) into simpler molecules.

lohkaisu

A sharply humorous comment; a wisecrack.

lohkare

A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.

lohkeaminen

(chemistry) The splitting of a large molecule into smaller ones.

lohkeavuus

(mineralogy) The tendency of a crystal to split along specific planes; schistosity. [from 19th c.]

lohko

(chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present in adjacent portions.

lohkoa

(specifically, especially, archaeology) To break away flakes from (a brittle material which fractures conchoidally, usually a mineral such as chert, flint, or obsidian), often to form a tool with a sharp edge or point.

lohkoketju

A shared record of past transactions in a distributed network, typically used for cryptocurrency. [from 2010s]

lohkominen

(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.

löhötä

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

lohtu

A consolation; something relieving suffering or worry.

loihtia

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

loihtiminen

The act of enchanting or the feeling of being enchanted.

loikata

(law) To flee one's country and seek asylum.

loikka

A sizeable jump, great leap.

loikkari

One who defects.

loikkia

To leap or jump about in a sprightly or playful manner.

loikkija

Agent noun of skip: one who skips.

loikoa

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

loikoilla

(intransitive) To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. [from mid-14th c.]

loimi

The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.

loimu

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

loimukuvio

(music, chiefly, lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the flame.

loimuta

To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.

loimuttaa

(transitive) To bake (fish, etc.) on a piece of cedar lumber.

loinen

(biology) An organism that lives on or in another organism of a different species, deriving benefit from living on or in that other organism, while not contributing towards that other organism sufficiently to cover the cost to that other organism.

loiskahdus

(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

loiskaus

(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

loistaa

(intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.

loistava

Used emphatically or ironically, after the noun it qualifies. [from 1850s]

loistavasti

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

loistavuus

A shining quality; brilliance.

loiste

(obsolete) A glory, an act or thing that imparts fame or renown.

loisteaine

(chemistry) Any of various compounds of transition metals or of rare earths that exhibit phosphorescence.

loisteliaasti

In a spectacular manner, extraordinarily, amazingly.

loisteliaisuus

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

loistelias

Amazing or worthy of special notice.

loisto

(nautical) A signal, buoy, post, or other conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners, particularly to warn vessels of danger.

loisto-

Very fine in quality or luxurious.

loistokas

Having glamour; stylish.

loistokkuus

Great beauty and splendor.

loitonnus

(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body. [from mid-17th century.]

loitontaa

To manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it.

loitontaja

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]

loitontajalihas

(anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body [early 17th century]

loitsia

To perform, bring forth (a magical spell or enchantment).

loitsu

Something that enchants; a magical spell.

loitsukirja

(occult) A book of instructions in the use of alchemy or magic, especially one containing spells for summoning demons.

loiva

Gradual rather than steep or sudden.

lojaali

Firm in allegiance to a person or institution; allegiant.

lojaalisti

In a loyal manner, faithfully.

lojaalius

Faithfulness to one's duties.

lojua

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

loka

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

lokakuu

The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November.

lokasuoja

(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.

lokero

(computing) A storage space in a hash table for every item sharing a particular key.

lokeroida

To place (someone or something) into a notional category or class, especially in a way which makes unjustified assumptions or which is restrictive; to categorize, to classify, to label.

lokerollinen rasia

A (usually small) box, chest, or tin with a lid, and often with partitions, used to keep things in.

loki

(accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.

lokiin kirjaaminen

An act or instance of logging (making an entry in a log).

lokikirja

A chronological record of actions, performances, computer/network usage, etc.

lokki

A seabird of the genus Larus or of the subfamily Larinae.

lokoisa

(informal) Comfortable.

loksahtaa

(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.

lokus

(genetics) A fixed position on a string of DNA or RNA, especially a chromosome, that may be occupied by one or more genes.

lol

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

lolita

A young girl who is sexually alluring.

loma

A leave of absence or vacation.

lomailla

(intransitive) To take a period of time away from work or study.

lomake

A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

lomakohde

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

lomalla

Not here, gone, absent, unavailable, traveling; on vacation.

lomalupa

A leave of absence or vacation.

lomapäivä

(chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.

lomauttaa

(transitive) To have (an employee) not work in order to reduce costs; to send (someone) on furlough.

lomautus

A period of unpaid time off, used by an employer to reduce costs.

lombardi

A Romance language spoken in northern Italy and southern Switzerland.

lombardialainen

A native or inhabitant of Lombardy, Italy.

lomitus

(electronics) A technique of improving the picture quality of a video signal primarily on CRT devices without consuming extra bandwidth.

lommo

A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.

lommoontua

(intransitive) To develop a dent or dents.

lommouttaa

(transitive) To impact something, producing a dent.

lompakko

(figuratively) One's personal budget or financial capacity; the amount one can afford.

London

A city in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a population of approximately 300,000.

longitudi

(geography, astronomy) Any imaginary line perpendicular to the equator and part of a great circle passing through the North Pole and South Pole.

longitudinaalinen

Relating to the geographical longitude.

lonkero

A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an invertebrate animal.

lonkerokiehkura

The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.

lonkka

(anatomy) The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.

Lontoo

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

lontoolainen

The capital city of the United Kingdom; the capital city of England, within Greater London. Situated on the tidal River Thames in southeast England, with a metropolitan population of more than 13,000,000.

Lontoon metro

The London underground railway system.

löntystää

To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

löntystellä

To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.

looginen

Reasonable.

looginen analyysi

(countable, logic) Proof by deduction from known truths.

loogisesti

In a logical manner, with logic.

Loois

A en given name of biblical origin.

lööperi

An intentionally false statement; an intentional falsehood.

loosi

An enclosed seating area consisting of a table next to a wall set between two high-backed benches, as in a diner or café.

Loot

(biblical character) A nephew of Abraham in the Bible and Quran.

lootus

A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.

lopen kyllästynyt

(informal, idiomatic) Frustrated, annoyed, or tired, to the limit of one's endurance, especially by something that one has experienced for too long. [with with or (British English) of]

lopen uupunut

Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.

lopettaa

To curtail or end (something); to cause to cease. [14th–17th c.]

lopettaa yhteydenpito

(chiefly, social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.

lopettaja

A person who finishes or completes something.

lopettaminen

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

lopettaminen kuin seinään

Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.

lopetus

The end or conclusion of something.

lopetuskeppi

(croquet) A piece of wood driven in the ground, placed in the middle of the court, that is used as the finishing point after scoring 12 hoops in croquet.

löpinä

Idle chatter.

lopottaa

To gently rain.

loppiainen

A en given name.

loppu

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all over.

loppu-

(archaic) Ultimate, final or last.

loppua

(formal, intransitive) To stop.