Finnish–English dictionary

loppuäänne

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

loppujen lopuksi

(idiomatic) anyway, in any case; indicates a statement is true regardless of other considerations; used to reinforce or explain a point.

loppukilpailu

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

loppukoe

Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.

loppuloivennus

(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

loppumaton

Having no end.

loppuminen

A termination or conclusion.

loppunäytös

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

loppuosa

The rear, back, or unseen portion (of something).

loppuottelu

(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

loppupeli

(chess) The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. [1884]

loppuratkaisu

(authorship, often, metaphorically) The conclusion or resolution of a plot; unravelling.

loppusanat

A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play

loppusarja

(North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.

loppusijoittaa kaatopaikalle

(transitive) To dispose of (garbage) by burying it at a landfill site.

lopputekstit

(film, television) The credits shown at the end of a film, TV program, etc.

lopputoivotus

A word or phrase used to end a letter or message.

lopputulos

(idiomatic) The summary or result; the most important information.

loppuun

(sports) Of the ball or other playing implement, so as to pass or be situated beyond the bounds of the playing area.

loppuun asti

Completely, as much as possible; in full; to the end or full extent.

loppuun suoritettu

Completed; effected; established.

loppuunmyynti-

(of a property) Offered for sale after foreclosure.

loppuunpalaminen

A person who has the experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest.

loppuva

(figurative) Almost obsolete; nearing an end.

loppuvaihe

(by extension) The final stage of any game.

loppuvastus

(video games) An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.

loppuveto

(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

lopuke

(music) A progression of at least two chords which conclude a piece of music, section or musical phrases within it. Sometimes referred to analogously as musical punctuation.

lopuksi

(sequence) Used to mark the beginning of the last in a list of items or propositions.

lopullinen

determining finally, conclusive, decisive

lopullisesti

In a conclusive manner; with finality.

lopulta

(idiomatic) After a long time; eventually.

lopussa

(business, of a seller) Unable to sell an item because none are available in inventory.

loput

(legal, business, statistics) The remainder.

loputon

Having no end.

loputtomasti

Endlessly; for ever; neverendingly.

loputtomuus

(uncountable) endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.

lorauttaa

(transitive, dated) To mix, reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an inferior quality.

lordi

An additional title added to denote the dignity of certain high officials, such as the "Lord Mayors" of major cities in the British Commonwealth

lordikunta

Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.

lordius

(humorous, with "his" or "your") A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up

lorottaa

(slang) To urinate.

lörpötellä

(intransitive) To talk too much; to chatter; to prattle.

lörpöttelijä

Someone who babbles.

lörpöttely

Idle talk; senseless prattle

lörppö

Someone who babbles.

lorvailla

(US, Australia, slang, intransitive) To dawdle, lollygag; to waste time aimlessly or engage in idle activity or inactivity.

lorvailu

A wasting of time in idleness or trifles. [from 16th c.]

lorvia

(dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.

loska

Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.

Lothringen

A cultural region, former administrative region, and former duchy in eastern France; since 2016 part of the region of Grand Est region.

lotion

(archaic) A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification.

lotja

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

Lotta

A en given name.

lotto

a game of chance similar to bingo

louferi

An idle person.

louhe

(uncountable) Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings. Such material could be utilised somewhere else.

louhia

To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

louhija

(cryptocurrency) Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.

louhikko

(uncountable) Loose stony debris on a slope. [from early 18th c.]

louhikkoinen

Characterized by rugged, sharp, or coarse features.

louhikokki

Any of the small perciform marine fish of the families Callionymidae and Draconettidae (slope dragonets) found mainly in the tropical waters of the western Indo-Pacific, the family containing approximately 186 species in 18 genera.

louhiminen

The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

louhinta

The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

louhintakone

(computing) A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.

louhintaohjelma

(cryptocurrency) Software or hardware that mines, or creates new units of cryptocurrency.

louhos

(mining) A site for mining stone, such as limestone, or slate.

loukata

(transitive) To insult intentionally, especially openly.

loukkaaja

One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.

loukkaamaton

Not violable; not to be infringed.

loukkaantua

(intransitive) To become slightly offended.

loukkaantuminen

The violation of a person's reputation, rights, property, or interests.

loukkaantunut

(Australia, NZ, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt. [from 20th c.]

loukkaava

Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting; lacerating.

loukkaus

An open or intentional offense, slight, or insult.

loukko

(slang) An undesirable place to live or visit.

loukku

(textiles) A tool used for breaking flax or hemp. [from 15th c.]

loukkuun jääminen

The state of being entrapped.

loukuttaa

(transitive) To bruise and crush; to knead.

lounas

A midday meal (in a context in which the evening meal is called supper or tea).

lounasaika

The time or hour at or around which lunch is normally eaten.

lounasrasia

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

lounastaa

(transitive) To treat to lunch.

lounastilaisuus

A formal meal served in the middle of the day.

Louvre

A famous art museum and former royal palace in Paris, France.

loveta

(transitive) To groove; indent.

lovi

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

Loviisa

A municipality of Manitoba, Canada.

löydös

Something discovered.

löyhä

Indiscreet.

löyhäkätinen

Tending to neglect; failing to take care of matters which require attention; forgetful.

löyhäpäinen

Outlandish; foolish; silly.

löyhäsuinen

(informal) Garrulous, gossipy.

löyhätapainen

(somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.

löyhentää

(transitive) To make loose.

löyhkä

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) A stench, a bad smell.

löyhkääminen

The state of being pungent.

löyhkäävä

Foul-smelling, stinking.

löyhkätä

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang) To stink, to smell bad.

löyhtyä

(intransitive) To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack; to lag.

löylyttää

(stative, idiomatic, US, Canada, colloquial, vulgar) To be very impressive.

löylytys

A heavy defeat or setback.

löysä

Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.

löysäillä

To refuse to work as hard as one is supposed to.

löysänä roikkuva

Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.

löysästi

Not tightly.

löysätä

(nautical) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too stiffly extended.

löysentää

(nautical, transitive) To loosen or slacken the tension on a line.

löystyä

(transitive, dated) To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open.

löytää

(transitive) To find or learn something for the first time.

löytää lähde

(transitive) To find information about (a quotation)'s source (from which it comes): to find a citation for.

löytää opaali

To obtain (an opal) by searching through mullock.

löytää sattumalta

(archaic, intransitive) To happen by chance, to occur.

löytää uudelleen

(transitive) To discover again; especially something previously lost or forgotten.

löytäminen

The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.

löytö

(countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.

löytölapsi

An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

löytöpalkkio

A reward for returning a lost item.

löytöretki

The process of penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery.

löytyä netistä

(intransitive) To be locatable in a search of the Internet.

löytymättä

(archaic) Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view; out of sight; remaining.

lp;el

(chiefly, Internet slang) Initialism of too long; didn't read (or sometimes too long; don't read).

lü

A Tai-Kadai language spoken in Yunnan province of China, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

LUCA

(taxonomy, biology, paleontology) Initialism of last universal common ancestor; the hypothesised most recent primordial organism that is an ancestor to all organisms now living.

Lucia

A surname from Old French derived from place names in Normandy based on a male personal name, from Latin Lucius.

lude

A small nocturnal insect pest of humans, of species Cimex lectularius (common bedbug) and Cimex hemipterus (tropical bedbug) that feeds on the blood of humans during sleep.

Ludo

A children's board game in which tokens are moved around a board.

luennoida

(transitive) To preach, to berate, to scold.

luennoija

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

luennoitsija

A person who gives lectures, especially as a profession.

luenta

(genetics) The process whereby a strand of mRNA directs assembly of amino acids into proteins within a ribosome.

luento

A spoken lesson or exposition, usually delivered to a group.

luentomoniste

A printed sheet such as a leaflet or pamphlet, or a worksheet, that is given out free of charge (usually by hand) for a certain use, for example as an advertisement or for information.

luentosali

A room in a university with many seats and a sloped floor, used to hold lectures.

luetella

To specify each member of a sequence individually in incrementing order.

luetelma

(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

luetelmamerkki

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.

lueteltu tyyppi

(programming) A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

luettava

Clear enough to be read; readable, particularly of handwriting.

luettavuus

The property of being legible or easily readable.

luettelo

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

luettelopallo

(typography) A printed symbol in the form of a solid circle, “•”, often used to mark items in a list.

luettelu

The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.

luha

An eating utensil shaped like a spoon, the bowl of which is divided into tines like those of a fork, and so has the function of both implements; some sporks have a serrated edge so they can also function as a knife.

luhistaa

(transitive, figuratively) To ruin completely and suddenly.

luhistua

(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally.

luhistuminen

The act of collapsing.

luihu

Dishonest; deceitful.

luikerrella

(transitive) To cause to move in a curve.

luikertaa

(transitive) To cause to move in a curve.